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Minoan Art Pottery | Mycenaean fish and octopus pitcher Minoan Octopus, Ancient Minoan, Minoan Art, Ancient Greek Pottery, Ancient Greek Art, Greek Pottery, Rome Antique, Ancient Pottery, Greek History

Minoan maiden with prayer beads Fresco Pottery and wall art from the ancient Minoans: From around 2700 to 1450 BC, the Minoan civilization flourished as a seafaring and mercantile culture. The vibrant Minos culture was centred around the island of Crete and eventually dominated the Agean region. Along with its exceptionally advantageous position at the intersection of sea routes leading to the countries of the Middle East, its trading contributed to the high flowering of the culture and art…

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The Dancing Delphinus design in progress, plus a few close-up shots of the finished illustration. All three designs in my new collection, Mýthos, feature references to animal stories in Ancient Greek myths; In each instance, I feel the animal was the true, selfless hero of the tale, so I have given each creature a more favourable outcome. You can read each story and the overarching narrative on my website now. The Dancing Delphinus design is based around ancient Greek art, pottery, poetry... Greek Dolphin, Mythology Design, Greek Sea, Greek Paintings, Ancient Greek Art, Greek Mythology Art, Vintage Illustrations, Mythology Art, Sea Art

The Dancing Delphinus design in progress, plus a few close-up shots of the finished illustration. All three designs in my new collection, Mýthos, feature references to animal stories in Ancient Greek myths; In each instance, I feel the animal was the true, selfless hero of the tale, so I have given each creature a more favourable outcome. You can read each story and the overarching narrative on my website now. The Dancing Delphinus design is based around ancient Greek art, pottery, poetry...

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Knossos Palace, Minoan Art, Ancient Greek Art, Greek Culture, Heraklion, Art Ancien, Greek Art, Art Antique, Arte Animal

Palace at Knossos, Minoan, Dolphin Fresco, c. 1500 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Heraklion, Crete. “Neo-Palatial Knossos, Crete, Greece. Pieces of this fresco were found in the East Wing’s...

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Nereid riding dolphin | Apulian red-figure plate C4th B.C. | State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg State Hermitage Museum, Greek Vase, Ancient Greek Pottery, Classical Greece, Ancient Greek Art, Roman Gods, Greek Pottery, Greek Vases, Hermitage Museum

In Greek mythology Delphin was a dolphin-shaped sea daemon in the service of the god Poseidon. When his master was wooing the Nereid Amphitrite and she fled, Delphin was sent to find the nymph and persuade her to agree to the marriage. For his service Poseidon placed the dolphin amongst the stars as the constellation Delphinus.

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