Athenian stamnos showing Odysseus sailing past the Sirens, c. 480-470 BC Roman bust of Homer (2nd century AD, copy of an original of the 2nd century BC). |
The mail brings always things you are interested in... like postcards (and more) about the Iliad (and Ancient Greece in general) when I am reading the book!
"Helen of Troy" and "Cassandra" 1898, Evelyn De Morgan |
Hypatia (350-370 CE - 415 CE [?]) By Rachel Ignotofsky |
A Russian postcrosser stuck this wonderful mini-sheet on the back of the postcard she sent. It shows a World Cultural Heritage site: the Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its chora, the remains of a city founded by Dorian Greeks in the 5th century BC on the northern shores of the Black Sea, nowadays Ukraine.
I was amazed by all the things Hypatia accomplished. Also good that her achievements are still known about today.
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The sheet on the back of the postcard was a great surprise. Plus, it was accompanied by a lighthouse stamp, so the whole made my day!
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