Ancient Greece Socks
Description: Ancient Greek symbol meander. were among the most important symbols in ancient Greece; and perhaps symbolized infinity and unity; many ancient Greek temples incorporated the sign of the meander. A meander or meandros is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif. Such a design is also called the Greek fret or Greek key design, although these are modern designations.
Description: Silver tetradrachm coins of ancient Greece depicted the owl of Athena with an inscription "ΑΘΕ", an abbreviation of ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΝ, which may be translated as "of the Athenians". Also in the coin designs were an olive branch, another symbol of Athena. The laurel crown is another Greek symbol. In ancient Greece laurel wreath were awarded to victors, both in athletic competitions and in poetic meets. It is a modern symbol of Hellenic neopaganism and Hellenic reconstructionism.
Description: Greece. Ancient site of Delphi. Canon Rebel T1i Canon EF-S 18-200 inspired by beautiful Delphi Uploaded July 16, 2011 Delphi is both an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis. In Greek mythology, Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew the Python, a deity who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth. World Heritage Site !http://ih2.redbubble.net/work.7469587.1.fp,375x360,black,black,box20,l,ffffff.jpg!
Description: Greece. Ancient Olympia. Ruins of Philippeion. Canon Rebel T1i Canon EF-S 18-200 inspired by the beautiful site. National Heritage Site Uploaded July 11, 2011 Olympia, a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad (i.e. every four years), the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC. In 394 AD, (after exactly 1170 years) emperor Theodosius I abolished them as they were then considered reminiscent of paganism. The first olympic games were in Olympia in honor of Zeus. The Philippeion in Olympia was an Ionic circular memorial of ivory and gold, which contai...
Description: Greece. Ancient Olympia. Hermes by Praxiteles. Detail. Canon Rebel T1i Canon EF-s 18-200 inspired by the beautiful sculpture Uploaded July 13, 2011 Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. While no indubitably attributable sculpture by Praxiteles is extant, numerous copies of his works have survived; several authors, including Pliny the Elder, wrote of his works; and coins engraved with silhouettes of his various famous statuary types from the period still exist. In 1911, the Encyclopaedia Britannica noted that "Our knowledge of Praxiteles has received a great addition, and has...
