Terracotta figure
Terracotta figure of Demeter or Persephone.
Terracotta pomegranate
Terracotta pomegranate; models of pomegranates are sometimes found in graves and tombs in the Greek world.
Triptolemos receiving the gift of corn from Demeter and Persephone
Triptolemos receiving the gift of corn from Demeter (left) and Persephone (right) so that he can teach agriculture to humans; painting on an Athenian wine cup, about 500 – 480 BC.
Preparation for a sacrifice
Preparation for a sacrifice; painting on a bowl, about 550 BC.
Interactive exploration of the sacrifice shown on the bowl above
Source: ancientgreece.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/story/sto_set.htmlAfter a sacrifice
After a sacrifice: (left to right) a musician plays, a priest pours wine from a cup on to the altar, a young man holds a large skewer with meat on the end, an older participant or priest watches; painting from a wine bowl, about 430 – 410 BC.
Votive sculpture
Votive sculpture; from Melos, about AD 100 – 200; the inscription reads 'Tyche [dedicated this] to Asklepios and Hygieia as a thank offering'. The sculpture was placed in a sanctuary of the healing gods Asklepios and Hygieia.
Interactive introduction to twelve major gods and goddesses, their symbols, stories and festivals.
Source: ancientgreece.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.htmlInteractive game to recognise Greek gods and goddesses from their symbols
Source: ancientgreece.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/challenge/cha_set.htmlInteractive game matching gods and goddesses to their festivals
Source: ancientgreece.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/festivals/challenge/cha_set.htmlOutside the classroom
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Source: ashmolean.org
Visit the site http://www.ashmolean.org/Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Source: bmag.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.bmag.org.uk/birmingham-museumGreat North Museum, Newcastle
Source: twmuseums.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/great-north-museum.htmlManchester Museum
Source: museum.manchester.ac.uk
Visit the site http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/World Museum, Liverpool
Source: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/index.aspxFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Source: fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Visit the site http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Source: glasgowlife.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/burrell-collection/Pages/default.aspxBritish Museum
Source: britishmuseum.org
Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org