| Agesandros |
one of the three sculptors from Rhodes who created the Winged Victory of Samothrace |
| amphitheatre |
[not yet ready] |
| Apelles |
an ancient painter, the personal artist of Alexander the Great |
| Architecture |
[not yet ready] |
| Athenodoros |
one of the three sculptors from Rhodes who created the Winged Victory of Samothrace |
| Bull of Rhodes, the |
a statue [not yet
ready] |
| cella |
another name for naos |
| Chariot of the Sun, the |
a statue [not yet
ready] |
| Classical Greek Art |
[not yet ready] |
| Dom |
an artist |
| Doric |
[not yet ready] |
| Elgin Marbles, the |
[not yet ready] |
| El Greco |
(1541-1614) a Spanish painter who was born in
Greece. His real name was Domenikos
Theotokopoulos |
| Gothic |
the architectural style of Rhodes city |
| Karagyozis |
a type of puppet theatre projected in a shadow upon
a screen. Karagyozis is one of the characters, a hunchback, in the plays. They are always
about Greek resistance against the Turks. Another character was Katsantonis, a hero of the
Revolution |
| kore |
a standing female figure |
| kouros |
a standing male figure |
| Laocoon and the Serpent |
a statue [not yet
ready] |
| megaron |
the central and sacred room of the Mycenaean palace |
| naos |
the main room of a temple |
| Parthenon, the |
completed in 433 BC |
| pithoi |
large pottery containers for storing oil and corn |
| Polydoros |
one of the three sculptors from Rhodes who created the Winged Victory of Samothrace |
| Protogenes |
an ancient painter |
| Theophilos |
a naif painter |
| Theotokopoulos, Domenikos |
the Greek name of El
Greco |
| Thrapsano potters |
potters from Crete who travelled from island to island, used th elocal clay, and were paid
for their services |
| Tsarouchis |
a painter |
| Winged Victory of Samothrace |
a sculpture in the Louvre Museum, Paris. It was
created by three sculptors from Rhodes: Agesandros, Polydoros, and Athenodoros. The sculpture was dedicated to the Great
Gods (=Kabeiroi) in 190BC. |