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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.