Search results for "Art in Ancient Greece" - New World Encyclopedia
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- some bisexuals are and remain fairly stable in their level of attraction throughout ... While it appears that throughout history people have commonly indulged ...20 KB (2,817 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession ... is this more apparent than in his numerous drawings in pencil ...15 KB (2,101 words) - 21:28, 26 July 2023
- In Greek mythology, Daedalus (Latin, also Hellenized Latin Daedalos ... . The Labyrinth on Crete in which the Minotaur was kept was also created ...11 KB (1,708 words) - 07:41, 12 January 2024
- A relief is a sculptured art work in which figures are either carved ... relief sculpture: bas-relief (low-relief), in which the sculpture is raised ...15 KB (2,307 words) - 03:37, 8 December 2022
- a wave of creative experimentation in modern dance. dance school and company, Denishawn, in 1915. One of her most famous ...12 KB (1,963 words) - 23:52, 21 August 2022
- He spent much of his time championing the ancient poets and literally digging ... Petrarch was born in Arezzo, the son of a notary. He spent his early ...11 KB (1,750 words) - 01:38, 24 November 2022
- Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek ... In addition to history and philosophy, Ancient Greek literature is ...25 KB (4,056 words) - 17:49, 13 November 2021
- Commedia dell'Arte (Italian: "The art of comedy") is ... for language, nationality, or social status. In a similar way, universal forms ...16 KB (2,341 words) - 00:08, 8 January 2024
- engagement between two unarmed persons, in which each wrestler strives ... Wrestling made a name for itself while history was still young in ...26 KB (4,025 words) - 01:00, 17 April 2023
- The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis in the world. ... Mycenaean city. Legend recounts that in the year 510 B.C.E. an oracle ...17 KB (2,700 words) - 05:39, 15 June 2023
- In Greek mythology, Zeus was the highest ranking god among the pantheon ... Zeus is arguably the most identifiable character in all the world ...16 KB (2,635 words) - 05:54, 13 June 2023
- historian and follower of Socrates. In 401 B.C.E. he participated ... account of the career of Cyrus the Younger. In his youth he was a student ...13 KB (2,062 words) - 14:29, 20 May 2023
- "Yona" is a Pali word used in ancient India to designate ... Several references to the Yonas are found in ancient Indian documents ...21 KB (3,106 words) - 16:58, 4 June 2023
- σχύλος) was a playwright of ancient Greece, and the earliest ... retelling of the myth of the House of Atreus in the aftermath of the Trojan ...18 KB (2,989 words) - 05:50, 16 June 2023
- of elephants (the word is ultimately from Ancient Egyptian âb, âbu, meaning ... At the same time, the historical popularity of ivory has resulted ...12 KB (1,807 words) - 03:52, 13 March 2024
- In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a mythical creature that was ... existence. Like the Minotaur, people are all in some sense monstrous, unlovable ...11 KB (1,767 words) - 18:53, 9 November 2022
- virgin has the power to tame the unicorn, in this fresco in Palazzo Farnese ... mythical beasts of all time. Appearing in numerous cultures, the unicorn ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 23:41, 8 November 2023
- In Greek mythology, Prometheus (ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς ... . He surpassed each of these siblings in cunning and deceit. He would ...12 KB (1,993 words) - 23:54, 1 December 2022
- A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals ... which in turn derives from grc|κύμβη kymbē, "cup, bowl". ...15 KB (2,396 words) - 20:32, 28 December 2023
- Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 B.C.E. – 19 B.C.E.), known ... Virgil was born in the village of Andes, near Mantua in Cisalpine ...15 KB (2,361 words) - 20:33, 3 May 2023
