Some photos

Just thought I would post some photos on here.


Don Juan canto iii, stanza L16:
"Place me on Sunium’s marbled steep,
Where nothing save the waves and I,
May hear our mutual murmurs sweep;
There swan-like, let me sing and die."
-- Lord Byron

This is the temple of Poseidon at Sunion that inspired Lord Byron. It's fantastic. I wish the photo could do it justice.




This is the top of the temple of Hephaestus in the Athenian marketplace (agora). Since it faced the agora, and nobody ever went around the sides or back, the architect didn't bother to decorate past the fourth metope (little sculptures between the three mini-column triglyphs nearly at the top). There's a moral to be learned here: don't do more work than you have to.




These are footprints carved into the rocks near Thorikon - the region near Athens where silver was mined. It's not really clear why Greeks liked to carve feet, but there are many examples throughout Attica.



This is a weirdo at Brauron, a sanctuary to Artemis about 25 miles from Athens. It's not really clear what went on here, but it had to do with girls-only festivals and someone dressing up like a bear. Go figure.