Chapter 11 Web Resources

Links

(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/browser?object=Vase&field=Keyword&

keyclass=Divinities&keyword=Apollo)

Here you will find a nice selection of vases from Perseus in which the god Apollo figures. Read the vase descriptions and click on the images of those which interest you. (Note: Not all of the images may be available to you.)

Apollo

(http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Apollon.html)

Scroll down and investigate some of the ancient sources concerning Apollo. At the bottom of the page you can access the picture gallery containing images of Apollo. Pay particular attention to the sculptural pieces.

Perseus Site Catalog/Delphi

(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/browser?object=Building&field=Site&value=Delphi)

The main sanctuary of Apollo was at Delphi. Familiarize yourself with the layout of the site.

Apollo e Dafne

(http://www.thais.it/scultura/rgb1.htm)

Thais—1200 Years of Italian Sculpture. Scroll down and click the thumbnail of the stature of Apollo and Daphne by Bernini.

Olympia, West Pediment

(https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/collections/museum-highlights/temple-of-zeus-at-olympia-pediments)

This site contains a good collection of images of the sculpture from the West Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. In the center stands the serene Apollo, who with a gesture quells the struggle between the Lapiths women and the Centaurs.

Ancient Medicine

(http://exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu/antiqua/healercults/)

Consult this site for information on Medicine in Ancient Greece. Click Temple Cures for information on the cult of Asclepius.

Keats’s Hymn to Apollo

(http://theotherpages.org/poems/keats04.html)

Keats’ poem drawn from the Poets’ Corner.