#kerameikos

[thinkingimages]

Sirène ornant un monument funéraire (motif fréquent). Vers -330. (Statue of a Siren from the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos. About 330 B.C.) Musée national archéologique d'Athènes.

[lokkie83]

Kerameikós is an archaeological site quite centric in Athens, and it used to be the district of the potters, as the river Eridanos (now underground) crosses it and it carried a lot of clay. We went to see it in a hurry because it closed its doors early and it's big.

This zone was destroyed by several invaders during the centuries, and only rediscovered in the XIX century. There were ruins from houses, a bridge, walls of the city, gates, the Pompeion (a banquet place to eat meat after the sacrifices) and a little cemetery which i liked the most 😄

Because it was such a sunny day, we found plenty of tortoises and cats in the site. That is always nice 🐢🐈

The museum had a ton of interesting pieces very well conserved but the employees started to turn off the lights while we were inside and we had to leave sooner than we wanted or expected 😟

There are more nice ruins in Athens to visit beyond the Acropolis, and this one i totally recomend 💯

[ukdamo]

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: a funerary urn with grave goods: now in the Kerameikos Museum, Athens. It is from this neighbourhood of Athens, just outside of the Diplyon Gate, that we derive the word 'ceramic' (it was the area where the potters obtained their clay).

[gooutgr]

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[bottled-bliss]

I went for a lovely little walk through the ancient cemetery the other day.

[coffeenewstom]

Athener Kaffee-Tagebuch: Larisa

Was bisher geschah: Tom besucht die Metropole Athen. Am ersten Tag nach der Ankunft stand natürlich die Akropolis auf dem Programm. Am nächsten Tag folgten der große Markt, Monastiraki, die Römische Agora, Plaka, Anefani und Anafioka, ein Stadtteil, der eher an ein Bergdorf auf einer Kykladeninsel erinnert, als das Zentrum einer modernen Großstadt. Und schließlich die Griechische Agora, das…

[colorsofmycity]

[thirdeye3]

Look up and discover paintings on the walls #streetart #athen #athina #athenean #athens #kerameikos #metaxourgeio #urban #urbanculture #city (at Πλατεία Αυδη) https://www.instagram.com/p/CguKFCqqpyFCuCQjXM6mkh0rVPdSyWdVFNHNsI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[artekunstartgr]

On a main road here in #Kerameikos #Athens #Greece Make a nice little workshop. I’ll give them a call Monday #Stonecarving #MouldMaking #Ceramics #Keramikos #AIR #ArtistResidencies #professionaldevelopment #socialmediamarketingstrategy (at Kerameikos) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdS_LH6qlLo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tamurakafkaposts]

Sexual frenzy is our compensation for the tedious moments we must suffer in the passage of life. 'Nothing in excess,' professed the ancient Greeks. Why if I spend half the month in healthy scholarship and pleasant sleep, shouldn't I be allowed the other half to howl at the moon and pillage the groins of Europe's great beauties?

Roman Payne

[kebriones]

*hands you a shovel* we need to go find that chatterbox son of Cleinias.

[lokkie83]

Here are a bunch of random pics from our several incursions in Athens City. Including the Areopagus, the outside of the Herodion, the damned spanish embassy just under the acropolis (no podían ser más céntricos xD), the zappeion, syntagma square, ermou street, the national gardens, panathenaic stadium, and Philopappos hill. I guess that's all :D

When i have more time i will try to share pics from the acropolis museum and the archaeological museum too :)

[blueiskewl]

Funerary kouros base in Pentelic marble found reused in the Temistoclee walls of the Kerameikos of Athens - 510/500 BC. 

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

The struggle for the Greeks was the oldest sport, the sport par excellence. The gyms, in fact, specific places for training, took their name from the term "shovels", fight.

The base of funerary kouros in Pentelic marble, found reused in the Temistoclee walls of the Kerameikos of Athens, presents in relief a phase of the struggle that had precise and well-codified rules. The contenders, starting from a standing position, go head to head, stretching their arms in an attempt to knock down the opponent. The winner was announced if he managed to knock down the opponent three times. Only upper body grips were allowed, but it was legitimate to make the opponent lose his balance by using the tripping legs. In case of misconduct, the referee, as seen in the relief, intervened with a long rod.

[gooutgr]

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[thedansemacabres]

A Modern Understanding of Dionysus Hestios

Photo from a vineyard I worked on.

[ID: A close-up image of a Chardonnay white-wine grapevine with three clusters. The clusters are green with some red. Bright green leaves cover the top of the clusters, while below a black irrigation line is visible. The ground below is covered in woodchips, except for a single plant below the clusters].

HESTIOS IS A FUN YET OBSCURE EPITHET OF DIONYSUS.  We can infer some of its context due to Zeus Hestios, that being a protector of the home and hearth. This epithet of Dionysus is a favourite of mine—for my home and hearth, he is a household deity as I am a viticulturist and winemaker. My life and livelihood is partially bound by grapevines as I currently work at an orchard that is establishing a vineyard and my responsibility is to make it happen. 

The context of this epithet is little known beyond a passage in Pausanias’ iconic Description of Greece: 

Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 2. 5 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "From the gate to the Kerameikos [in Athens] there are porticoes . . . containing shrines of gods, and a gymnasium called that of Hermes. In it is the house of Poulytion . . . [which] in my time it was devoted to the worship of Dionysos. This Dionysos they call Melpomenos (Minstrel) [i.e. of Melpomene, the muse of tragedy], on the same principle as they call Apollon Mousegetes (Leader of the Muses) . . . After the precinct of Apollon is a building that contains earthen ware images, Amphiktyon, king of Athens, Dionysos Hestios (Feasting or Of the Hearth) and other gods. Here also is Pegasos of Eleutherai, who introduced the god [Dionysos] to the Athenians. Herein he was helped by the oracle at Delphoi, which called to mind that the god once dwelt in Athens in the days of Ikarios."

Dionysus Hestios is mentioned in Athens, along with his myth of his devotee Pegasos bringing his cult to the city. Other than references to Zeus Hestios, I have not found any more context for this epithet beyond protecting the home/hearth. Therefore, this aspect of him will be a contender for a strong upg basis. 

In my times in wine, I’ve gathered my own gnosis of Dionysus Hestios. He is a protector of the hearth, but in my personal experience, the table wine aspect of Dionysus.

TABLE WINE IN THE MODERN WORLD

Table wine is named exactly for what it is, a wine that sits at your dinner table and a key part of a meal. Italy especially is famous for its cheap table wines, many of which I’ve had at my own tables and dinners. Most commercial wines these days are made to be drinkable on their own—while table wines are uncomfortable and harsh on the tongue. With food, they transform, turning these harsh and bitter wines into something truly enjoyable. It also makes the food taste better. For anyone unknowing, that’s why wine and food pairing is a thing. Unfortunately, the table wine market is slowly beginning to crumble—most modern wine drinkers enjoy more of a good tasting drink instead of a complement of one’s meal. If you have the chance, I recommend buying some and trying it in pairings—it’s a dying market, sadly, and one that has an ancient history behind it. 

While table wines slowly fade, there is always a place for them in our lives. I myself have fond memories of a terribly bitter wine being served at my family’s table, and while I hated the taste, I’ve come to fall in love with them in recent years. Dionysus Hestios as a god of the home is a god of table wine, the happy smiles and festive memories of people having their Chianti with some steak or pasta. It’s the thrill of a good food pairing, a decanter, and the hundred years history of people making wine for the common folk instead of just for the aristocrats and their “noble” grapes. 

Dionysus Hestios, Hearth warmer, master  Of your craft, joy becoming  Protect our heart and wine, Let us dance and joy,  Under your blessings  Of the woody grapevine. 

References

DIONYSUS CULT 1 - Ancient Greek Religion. (n.d.). https://www.theoi.com/Cult/DionysosCult.html

[catilinas]

athens, october 2022 • kerameikos / arch of hadrian / there’s ghosts