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François Vase, the Glossary

The François Vase, (or François Krater), is a large Attic volute krater decorated in the black-figure style.^[1]

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1844 archaeological discoveries
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Achilles

In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus (Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors.

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Ajax the Great

Ajax or Aias (Aíās, Αἴαντος Aíantos; archaic ΑΣϜΑϺ) is a Greek mythological hero, the son of King Telamon and Periboea, and the half-brother of Teucer.

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Alessandro François

Alessandro François (1796–1857) was an Italian archaeologist.

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Antaeus

Antaeus (opponent, derived from ἀντάω|antáō|I face, I oppose|label.

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Archaic Greece

Archaic Greece was the period in Greek history lasting from to the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC, following the Greek Dark Ages and succeeded by the Classical period.

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Ariadne

In Greek mythology, Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη; Ariadne) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos of Crete.

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Atalanta

Atalanta (equal in weight) is a heroine in Greek mythology.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Black-figure pottery painting, also known as the black-figure style or black-figure ceramic (μελανόμορφα||), is one of the styles of painting on antique Greek vases. François Vase and black-figure pottery are archaic Greek art.

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Caeneus

In Greek mythology, Caeneus or Kaineus (Kaineús) was born a female, Caenis (Kainís) the daughter of Elatus, who was raped by Poseidon and transformed by him into an invulnerable man.

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Calydonian boar hunt

The Calydonian boar hunt is one of the great heroic adventures in Greek legend.

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Centaur

A centaur (kéntauros), occasionally hippocentaur, also called Ixionidae, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in the mountains of Thessaly.

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Chiron

In Greek mythology, Chiron (also Cheiron or Kheiron) was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs".

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Chiusi

Chiusi (Etruscan: Clevsin; Umbrian: Camars; Ancient Greek: Klysion, Κλύσιον; Latin: Clusium) is a town and comune in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

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Crete

Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

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Diomedes

Diomedes (Jones, Daniel; Roach, Peter, James Hartman and Jane Setter, eds. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. 17th edition. Cambridge UP, 2006.) or Diomede (god-like cunning" or "advised by Zeus) is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.

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Dionysus

In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (Διόνυσος) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.

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Ergotimos

Ergotimos (Έργότιμος) was a Greek potter, active in Athens, circa 570–560 BC.

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Etruria

Etruria was a region of Central Italy delimited by the rivers Arno and Tiber, an area that covered what is now most of Tuscany, northern Lazio, and north-western Umbria.

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Etruscan civilization

The Etruscan civilization was an ancient civilization created by the Etruscans, a people who inhabited Etruria in ancient Italy, with a common language and culture who formed a federation of city-states.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Gorgons

The Gorgons (Γοργώνες), in Greek mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto.

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Hephaestus

Hephaestus (eight spellings; Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes.

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Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous)

In Greek mythology, Hippodamia (Ἱπποδάμεια means 'she who masters horses' derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was the daughter of Atrax or ButesDiodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.

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Hippomenes

In Greek mythology, Hippomenes (Ἱππομένης), also known as Melanion (Μελανίων or Μειλανίων), was a son of the Arcadian AmphidamasApollodorus, 3.9.2 or of King Megareus of Onchestus and the husband of Atalanta.

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Iris (mythology)

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (rainbow) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods, a servant to the Olympians and especially Queen Hera.

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Kleitias

Kleitias (Greek: Κλειτίας, sometimes rendered as Klitias) was an ancient Athenian vase painter of the black-figure style who flourished BCE.

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Krater

A krater or crater (κρᾱτήρ|krātḗr|mixing vessel,; crātēr) was a large two-handled type of vase in Ancient Greek pottery and metalwork, mostly used for the mixing of wine with water.

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Lapiths

The Lapiths (Λαπίθαι, Lapithai, sing. Λαπίθης) were a group of legendary people in Greek mythology, who lived in Thessaly in the valley of the Pineios and on the mountain Pelion.

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Meleager

In Greek mythology, Meleager (Meléagros) was a hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia.

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National Archaeological Museum, Florence

The National Archaeological Museum of Florence (Italian – Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze) is an archaeological museum in Florence, Italy.

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Nymph

A nymph (νύμφη|nýmphē;; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore.

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Odysseus

In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (Odyseús), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (Ulixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey.

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Patroclus

In Greek mythology, Patroclus (generally pronounced; glory of the father) was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and an important character in Homer's Iliad.

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Peleus

In Greek mythology, Peleus (Ancient Greek: Πηλεύς Pēleus) was a hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and the father of their son Achilles.

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Pirithous

Pirithous (Πειρίθοος or, derived from; also transliterated as Perithous), in Greek mythology, was the King of the Lapiths of Larissa in Thessaly, as well as best friend to Theseus.

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Polyxena

In Greek mythology, Polyxena (Poluxénē) was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba.

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Potnia Theron

The Potnia Theron or Mistress of Animals is a widespread motif in ancient art from the Mediterranean world and the ancient Near East, showing a central human, or human-like, female figure who grasps two animals, one to each side.

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Pottery of ancient Greece

Pottery, due to its relative durability, comprises a large part of the archaeological record of ancient Greece, and since there is so much of it (over 100,000 painted vases are recorded in the Corpus vasorum antiquorum), it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of Greek society.

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Pygmy (Greek mythology)

The Pygmies (Πυγμαῖοι Pygmaioi, from the adjective πυγμαῖος, from the noun πυγμή pygmē "fist, boxing, distance from elbow to knuckles," from the adverb πύξ pyx "with the fist") were a tribe of diminutive humans in Greek mythology.

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Satyr

In Greek mythology, a satyr (σάτυρος|sátyros), also known as a silenus or silenos (σειληνός|seilēnós), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection.

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Sphinx

A sphinx (σφίγξ,; phíx,; or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.

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Symposium

In Ancient Greece, the symposium (συμπόσιον, sympósion or symposio, from συμπίνειν, sympínein, "to drink together") was the part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Vase

Also known as François Crater, François Krater, Vase Francois.

François Vase, the Glossary

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See also

1844 archaeological discoveries

6th-century BC artifacts

Archaic Greek art

Attic pottery

Individual ancient Greek vases

References