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Apollo on a square base sings a paean and plays the cithara

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Bineteau, P Rey, A

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A "paean" is a sacred hymn. The goddess Victory would have been known to the Greeks as Nike. Marsyas was a satyr who lost a musical contest to Apollo. Scythia was the name for what is now Rumania and southern Russia. A Phrygian cap is a soft bonnet with the top curling forward. It later became a symbol of liberty, as it was worn by freed slaves. Hecate was the triple goddess of the moon, earth, and underworld, as well as a bringer of good fortune. Minerva (Athena to the Greeks) was the goddess of wisdom, Mars (Ares to the Greeks) the god of war, and Theseus the hero who slew the Minotaur.Light foxing throughout image, especially at bottom edge. Written under image: "Apollo on a square base sings a paean and plays the cithara. He is crowned by winged Victory. Marsyas sits on a rock, a Scythian youth wears a Phrygian cap, Hecate or the Tribun [?] personified holds two flaming torches, Minerva and Mars or Theseus. Hamilton Collection.
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Lithographs
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1844 1861
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Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

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Art and Picture Collection. The New York Public Library

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Keywords

  1. Ares (Greek Deity)
  2. Athena (Greek Deity)
  3. Cithara
  4. Clothing & Dress
  5. Greece
  6. Greeks
  7. Helmets
  8. Marsyas (Greek Deity)
  9. Nike (Greek Deity)
  10. Theseus (Greek Mythology)
  11. To 499
  12. Torches

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