bull leaping from the palace at knossos

depicts a ritual, athletic event, or rite of passage

lion gate

serves as military defense and a show of royal power

geometric krater

honors the deceased and shows family status

calf bearer

donor bringing a sacrifice to show piety

achillies and ajax playing a dice game

embodies the greek ideal of of harmony and perfection

propylaia

blended functional utility with religious symbolism

erechthenion

represented athenian civic pride, religious piety, and ancestrol myths

doryphoros

symbolized perfect harmony, mathematical balance, and human physical reflection

eirene holding child plutos

symbolizes that peace nurtures and gives birth to prosperity/wealth

theater of eqidarous

served as a therapeutic experience, believing drama, and music restored physical/spiritual health

old market woman

depicts a devotee bringing offerings in the diverse human condition during Hellenistic

laocoon and his sons

illustrates the tragic trojan myth of laocoon, symbolizing human struggle against divine destiny