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The Greek goddess of agriculture.

Demeter

The Greek goddess of agriculture.

The earliest of the three Greek orders of architecture.

Doric Column

The earliest of the three Greek orders of architecture.

One of the three Greek orders of architecture. It originated in mid-6th century BC.

Ionic Column

One of the three Greek orders of architecture. It originated in mid-6th century BC.

An ornamental Greek vase.

Vase Painting

An ornamental Greek vase.

A banner showing ancient Greek battles.

War Banner

A banner showing ancient Greek battles.

A Greek soldier with his family.

Greek Soldier

A Greek soldier with his family.

Armor used by the ancient Greeks in battle.

Grecian Armor

Armor used by the ancient Greeks in battle.

A sculpture constructed by an ancient Greek artist.

Grecian Sculpture

A sculpture constructed by an ancient Greek artist.

An ancient tomb constructed by the Greeks.

Grecian Tomb

An ancient tomb constructed by the Greeks.

A coin used as currency by the ancient Greeks.

Grecian Coin

A coin used as currency by the ancient Greeks.

An ancient monument in honor of a Greek soldier

Grecian Monument

An ancient monument in honor of a Greek soldier

The son of Acoetes and allegedly a priest of Poseidon at Troy. He is famous for warning the Trojans in vain against accepting the Trojan Horse from the Greeks, and for his subsequent divine execution.

Laocoon

The son of Acoetes and allegedly a priest of Poseidon at Troy. He is famous for warning the Trojans…

The leader of all the other gods in Greek mythology. He is the god of the sky and thunder.

Zeus

The leader of all the other gods in Greek mythology. He is the god of the sky and thunder.

An ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous pieces of ancient Greek sculpture.

Venus de Milo

An ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous pieces of ancient Greek sculpture.

This is a sculture of the Greek goddess Nike.

Victory

This is a sculture of the Greek goddess Nike.

One of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture.

Doric Order

One of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture.

A medium sized greek theater.

Epidauros Theater

A medium sized greek theater.

Stone image of the feathered-serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, a god of Mexican and Central America.

Quetzalcoatl

Stone image of the feathered-serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, a god of Mexican and Central America.

The son of Acoetes and allegedly a priest of Poseidon at Troy. He is famous for warning the Trojans in vain against accepting the Trojan Horse from the Greeks, and for his subsequent divine execution.

Laocoon

The son of Acoetes and allegedly a priest of Poseidon at Troy. He is famous for warning the Trojans…

The feline war gods in Egyptian mythology.

Pakhet

The feline war gods in Egyptian mythology.

"In the classical mythology, the goddess of Health- the daughter of Aesculapius. She was worshipped at Athens, Corinth, Argos, and other important cities, and in works of art is usually represented as a blooming virgin, with a snake, the symbol of health, which drinks from a cup held in her hand." — Chambers, 1881

Hygieia

"In the classical mythology, the goddess of Health- the daughter of Aesculapius. She was worshipped…

"The name of a Roman goddess, identified by the later Graecising Romans with the Greek Athene, whom she greatly resembled, though, like all old Latin divinities, there was nothing anthropomorphic in what was told concerning her." — Chambers, 1881

Minerva

"The name of a Roman goddess, identified by the later Graecising Romans with the Greek Athene, whom…

"In the reign of Philip of Macedon, the coinage of Greece had attained its full development, having a perfect reverse. One of the earliest specimens of the complete coin is a beautiful medal struck at Syracuse, with the head of Proserpine accompanied by dolphins, and for reverse a victor in the Olympic games in a chariot receiving a wreath from Victory-a type which is also found on the reverse of the staters of Philip of Macedon, known as Philips, and largely imitated by other states." — Chambers, 1881

Greek Coin

"In the reign of Philip of Macedon, the coinage of Greece had attained its full development, having…

The Greek Alphabet.

Greek Alphabet

The Greek Alphabet.

Hebrew and Greek Alphabets.

Alphabets

Hebrew and Greek Alphabets.

"Greek Amphora, Late Style." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Amphora

"Greek Amphora, Late Style." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

"Greek Lecythus, Good Style. Patera, Late Style." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Lecythus

"Greek Lecythus, Good Style. Patera, Late Style." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

"Greek Hydra, Good Style." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Hydra

"Greek Hydra, Good Style." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

"The front elevation of a Greek Doric Hexastyle-peripteral Temple." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Doric Temple

"The front elevation of a Greek Doric Hexastyle-peripteral Temple." — Encyclopedia Britanica,…

"Elevation of a Greek Ionic Hexa-prostyle." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Ionic Hexa-prostyle

"Elevation of a Greek Ionic Hexa-prostyle." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

"Elevation of a Greek Ionic attached Tetrastyle in Antis." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Tetrastyle

"Elevation of a Greek Ionic attached Tetrastyle in Antis." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

"Greek architecture is distinguished for nothing more than for the grace and beauty of its mouldings; and it may be remarked of them generally that they are eccentric, and not regular curves." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Grecian Banner

"Greek architecture is distinguished for nothing more than for the grace and beauty of its mouldings;…

A small vase of elegant form, resembling the oinochoe, but in general more slender with a raised handle.

Greek Pot

A small vase of elegant form, resembling the oinochoe, but in general more slender with a raised handle.

A primitively ionic column.

Proto Ionic Capital

A primitively ionic column.

"The name Iberians seems to have been applied by the earlier Greek navigators to the peoples who inhabited the eastern coast of Spain; and there is considerable probability in the suggestion that it orginally meant the ripurians of the Iberus or Ebro." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Coin of Illiberis

"The name Iberians seems to have been applied by the earlier Greek navigators to the peoples who inhabited…

"The god of wine, was the son of Zeus and Semele, the daughter of Cadmus. Before his birth, Semele fell a victim to the insidious counsels of the jealous Here, who induced her to petition Zeus to visit her in his proper form and majesty." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Bacchus

"The god of wine, was the son of Zeus and Semele, the daughter of Cadmus. Before his birth, Semele fell…

Cross section of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (historically Constantinople). The Greek name Hagia Sophia means "Holy Wisdom." It is known as Ayasofya in Turkish. <p>The building was originally constructed as a church between A.D. 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed the Conqueror, who ordered the building be converted into a mosque. It was closed in 1931 and reopened as a museum in 1935. This important milestone in the history of architecture was the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years. It also greatly influenced the design of Ottoman mosques, including the nearby Blue Mosque.

Hagia Sophia

Cross section of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (historically Constantinople). The Greek name Hagia Sophia…

"Ancient Greek Double Pipes. Elgin Collection, British Museum." &mdash; The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Double Pipes

"Ancient Greek Double Pipes. Elgin Collection, British Museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…

"An Italo-Greek earring showing great craftsmanship." &mdash;The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Italo-Greek Earring

"An Italo-Greek earring showing great craftsmanship." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"The earring is an exquisite illustration of Greek skill in the introduction of the human figure; the rosette for concealing the hook beautifully wrought." &mdash;The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Earring

"The earring is an exquisite illustration of Greek skill in the introduction of the human figure; the…

"Cithara or Phorminx, from a vase in the British Museum. Best period of Greek art." &mdash;The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Lyre

"Cithara or Phorminx, from a vase in the British Museum. Best period of Greek art." —The Encyclopedia…

Statue of Theseus

Theseus

Statue of Theseus

A Greek bracelet

Bracelet

A Greek bracelet

A type of Greek geometric fibula brooch

Brooch

A type of Greek geometric fibula brooch

This portrait is of the great artist, Tintoretto. He was a Greek painter who included external imagry and scenes of nature in his work.

Tintoretto

This portrait is of the great artist, Tintoretto. He was a Greek painter who included external imagry…

Eriosoma Lanigera, or the Wooly Apple-Tree Blight. These insects appropriate for their generic name two Greek words, signifying wool and body, the insect being partially enveloped in a cottony or wool-like secretion, furnished from its own body. The eggs are deposited in crotches or cracks of the branches or bark, often at or near the surface of the ground, or on new shoots springing from the parent tree.

Wooly Aphid

Eriosoma Lanigera, or the Wooly Apple-Tree Blight. These insects appropriate for their generic name…

(1430-1516) Bellini was a Venetian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of painters.

Giovanni Bellini

(1430-1516) Bellini was a Venetian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family…

Boreas was the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. His name meant "North Wind" or "Devouring One."

Boreas

Boreas was the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. His name meant "North Wind"…

Cameo, a term applied to gems of different colors sculptured in relief. The art of engraving on gems boasts of high antiquity, having been practised with various degrees of success by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.

Cameo

Cameo, a term applied to gems of different colors sculptured in relief. The art of engraving on gems…

An ancient Greek sceptre from Tarentum.

Ancient Greek sceptre

An ancient Greek sceptre from Tarentum.

Gold and crystal sceptres from Mycan&aelig;.

Mycanæ:n sceptres

Gold and crystal sceptres from Mycanæ.

A Greek shield.

Greek Shield

A Greek shield.

Skull of a Greek tortoise, showing the brain cavity.

Skull of Greek tortoise

Skull of a Greek tortoise, showing the brain cavity.

Illustration showing the construction of a golden rectangle. Beginning with a unit square, a line is then drawn from the midpoint of one side of the square to its opposite corner. Using that line, an arc is drawn that defines the length of the rectangle. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if (a+ b)/a = a/b which is represented by the Greek letter phi.

Construction Of A Golden Rectangle

Illustration showing the construction of a golden rectangle. Beginning with a unit square, a line is…

Illustration showing the golden rectangle. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if (a+ b)/a = a/b which is represented by the Greek letter phi.

Golden Rectangle

Illustration showing the golden rectangle. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if…

Illustration showing a nesting of 2 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if (a+ b)/a = a/b which is represented by the Greek letter phi. The large rectangle shown is divided to show the a golden rectangle. The smaller portion is then divided into the golden ratio again.

Golden Rectangles

Illustration showing a nesting of 2 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden…

Illustration showing a nesting of 3 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if (a+ b)/a = a/b which is represented by the Greek letter phi. The large rectangle shown is divided to show the a golden rectangle. The smaller portion is then divided into the golden ratio again, and so on.

Golden Rectangles

Illustration showing a nesting of 3 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden…

Illustration showing a nesting of 4 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if (a+ b)/a = a/b which is represented by the Greek letter phi. The large rectangle shown is divided to show the a golden rectangle. The smaller portion is then divided into the golden ratio again, and so on.

Golden Rectangles

Illustration showing a nesting of 4 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden…

Illustration showing a nesting of 5 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if (a+ b)/a = a/b which is represented by the Greek letter phi. The large rectangle shown is divided to show the a golden rectangle. The smaller portion is then divided into the golden ratio again, and so on.

Golden Rectangles

Illustration showing a nesting of 5 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden…

Illustration showing a nesting of 6 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if (a+ b)/a = a/b which is represented by the Greek letter phi. The large rectangle shown is divided to show the a golden rectangle. The smaller portion is then divided into the golden ratio again, and so on.

Golden Rectangles

Illustration showing a nesting of 6 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden…