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Mina Papatheodorou-Valiraki (active since the 1990s), painter. Eleni Paschalidou-Zongolopoulou (1909–1991), painter. Eva Persaki (active since 1975), painter. Sofia Petropoulou (born 1964), painter. Heleni Polichronatou (born 1959), sculptor.
Milo of Croton by Joseph-Benoît Suvée (18th century, oil on canvas), depicting Milo with his hand stuck in a trunk, attacked by a wolf. Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete from the Greek colony of Croton in Magna Graecia . He was a six-time Olympic victor; once for boys wrestling in 540 BC at the ...
Chiton (garment) A chiton ( / ˈkaɪtɒn, ˈkaɪtən /; Ancient Greek: χιτών, romanized : chitṓn, IPA: [kʰitɔ̌ːn]) is a form of tunic that fastens at the shoulder, worn by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome. [1] [2] There are two forms of chiton: the Doric and the later Ionic. According to Herodotus, popular legend was that ...
The major sources for the lives of women in classical Athens are literary, political and legal, [3] and artistic. [4] As women play a prominent role in much Athenian literature, it initially seems as though there is a great deal of evidence for the lives and experiences of Athenian women. [5] However, the surviving literary evidence is written ...
The Temple of Athena Nike ( Greek: Ναός Αθηνάς Νίκης, Naós Athinás Níkis) is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Built around 420 BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis. It has a prominent position on a steep bastion at the south west corner of the ...
In Ancient Greece, the history of running can be traced back to 776 BC. Running was important to members of ancient Greek society, and is consistently highlighted in documents referencing the Ancient Olympic Games. The stadion race, for example, was so important that " [t]he Olympiad would be named after the victor, and since history itself was ...
Cynisca was born around 442 BC in the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta and was the daughter of the Eurypontid king Archidamus II. Her brothers were Agis II and Agesilaus II, both of whom succeeded their father as a king of Sparta. Because of her family's wealth, Cynisca was able to spend time developing her sporting skills and learning how to ...
Ancient Greek women artists (7 P) A. Anonymous artists of antiquity (87 P) D. Ancient Greek designers (1 C) P. Ancient Greek painters (1 C, 59 P)