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Empirical experimentation on three types of mythological imagery – a Classical Greek pot, a frieze from Hellenistic Pergamon and a second-century CE Roman sarcophagus – enables Katharina Lorenz to demonstrate how theoretical approaches to images (specifically, Iconology, Semiotics, and Image Studies) impact the meanings we elicit from Greek ...
Light and fire are essential to the lives of mortals and hugely important religious symbols in Ællinismós, the ancient Greek religion. Ælǽni – (elene; Gr. ἑλένη, ΕΛΕΝΗ. Noun.) torch (not the proper name, Helen)
Φως (Fos) in Greek Mythology and Philosophy. In Greek mythology, light often symbolizes the divine and the supernatural. For instance, the god Apollo, associated with the sun, represents truth, prophecy, and the arts. In Greek philosophy, light is a metaphor for knowledge and understanding.
24 lip 2011 · Zeus “of bright sky and dark clouds” (Constantinidou 93) is a crucial mediator in such mythic processes. Notably, in conflicts with dark powers, Zeus recognises rather than rejects, appeases not opposes, to achieve productive outcomes.
2 wrz 2023 · The Greeks used symbols in many aspects of their daily lives, from religion and mythology to daily practices and civic matters. These symbols served as powerful tools to convey beliefs, values, stories, and customs.
BALKAN LIGHT 2O1 5 16-19 September 2O1 5 Athens, Greece. Between light and shade in the cave of the nymphs, Boeotia. Lunar cults, the moon and the technical use of the light in an ancient site of worship.
6 cze 2017 · This chapter presents a study of light, in particular light produced by flame, by investigating the most representative lighting devices used in preindustrial Greece.
