Medusa & Polyphemos: The Eleusis Amphora
Hi will u allow me to rant about Odysseus and Medusa for 20 mins lovely cheers THE ELEUSIS AMPHORA IS A PROTO-ATTIC NECK AMPHORA depicting the work of the Polyphemos Painter: Perhaps the first artist to paint images of Ancient Greek Myth upon their ceramics. Today we dive into the nuances of the myth, how they're depicted, and WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?
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0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Amphora Context
3:00 - Artwork & Animal Scene
5:17 - Polyphemos
11:30 - Medusa
16:34 - Why these Myths?
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BIBLIOGRAPHY, IMAGES AND FURTHER READING FOR THOSE INTERESTED:
Barringer, J (2014) The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece. Cambridge University Press.
Beazley Archive: https://www.carc.ox.ac.uk/carc/resour...
SmartHistory: https://smarthistory.org/eleusis-amph....
Columbia College:
https://www.college.columbia.edu/core...
Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanitie...
Furman University Scholar Exchange: https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/ar...
Ancient Art Podcast: https://www.ancientartpodcast.org/blo...
Theoi, the Myth of Perseus and Medusa Explained: https://www.theoi.com/articles/the-my...
World History Encyclopedia, Medusa: https://www.worldhistory.org/Medusa/#...
Flickr, Panegyrics of Granovetter: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarah_c...
Flickr, Steven Zucker: https://www.flickr.com/photos/profzuc...
WordPress UA, Daniel Levine: https://wordpressua.uark.edu/dlevine/...
World History Encyclopedia, Odysseus' 10 year journey home: http://www.worldhistory.org/image/159...
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