Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Claude Monet Monet The Luncheon

Claude Monet Monet The LuncheonClaude Monet Boulevard des CapucinesJean Auguste Dominique Ingres The Grande Odalisque
Reverse of Arcadian League silver stater, Zeus Lykaios seated on a throne with an eagle in his left hand. 5th century B.C. Diameter 2 cm. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Museum)The Greek god of thunder and .
The discovery challenges the idea that Zeus worship began on the Greek island of Crete, which at least one classical historian names as the god's mythic birthplace. The latest finds on Mount Lykaion, in the mainland province of Arcadia, are as lightning had Earthly beginnings, and scientists think they finally know where.Ancient Greeks first worshipped the omnipotent Zeus at a remote altar on Mount Lykaion, a team of Greek and American archaeologists now think. During a recent dig at the site, the researchers found ceremonial goods commonly used in cult activity and dated at over three millennia old, making them the earliest known "appearance" of Zeus in Greece

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