Bridget O’Hara – Ancient Art

A Reconstruction of the Oracle’s Chambers in Apollo’s Temple at Delphi

Bridget O’Hara After Apollo’s visit to Olympus, where he was greatly admired for his beauty, the god of music travelled the Earth searching for a suitable home. His journey comes…

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The Grecian Claim

In 1801, Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, began his controversial removal of half the sculptures in the Parthenon. Greece at this time was occupied by the Ottoman Empire.…

Illustration of a seated male figure with drapery.

Ares

Ares, son of Zeus and Hera, is god of warfare. In the Roman pantheon, he is known as Mars. He personifies the brutal, animalistic violence of war. Ares was not…