A tasteof Ancient Greeceand Byzantium

Find the Answer! Answers to the activities for primary education pupils

MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTSGENERAL DIRECTORATE OF ANTIQUITIES AND CULTURAL HERITAGEDIRECTORATE OF MUSEUMSDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNICATION

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Myths related to diet

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Cereals - B. Mother and daughter

Olives - E. Harvesting time!

Olives - G. The symbol of the city!

Cereals - A. The journey of Triptolemus

Olives - F. Naming the city!

Grapes - C. The wine of Naxos

Grapes - D. Before pressing the wine!

LIST OF PICTURES

Picture 1. The goddess Demeter holds her sceptre and a sheaf of cereals as her daughter

Persephone pours a bit of wine on the ground (free rendering), white lekythos, ca 450 BC, Athens,

National Archaeological Museum

Picture 2. Youths participate in the process of collecting olives from a tree (free rendering),

red-figure amphora, ca 520 BC, London, British Museum

Picture 3. The goddess Athena with her owl (free rendering) obverse and reverse of a silver

Athenian tetradachm, 5th century BC, Athens, Numismatic Museum

Picture 4. Triptolemus on his chariot about to commence his journey. Persephone ready to pour

some wine stands to his right and Demeter to his left (free rendering) red-figure skyphos, ca 500

BC, London, British Museum

Picture 5. Poseidon holding his trident during his contest with Athena to name the city of Athens.

Between them is the olive tree that the goddess created as if by magic (free rendering), red-figure

hydria, ca 360 BC, Saint Petersburg, State Museum of the Hermitage

Picture 6. The God Dionysus with his wife Ariadne stand before a vine full of grapes (free

rendering), amphora, ca 520 BC, Paris, Musée du Louvre

Picture 7. Youths participate in the process of harvesting grapes (free rendering), black figure

amphora, 3rd century BC, Paris, Musée du Louvre

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Yesterday’s utensils today!

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Kamares style cup, Archaeological Museum of Herakleio

Clay grill, 1450 BC, Archaeological Museum of Siteia

Clay tripod cauldron, ca 1500 BC, Archaeological Museum of Siteia

Clay prochous (jug) decorated with white lines, 1450 BC, Archaeological Museum of Siteia

Clay storage storage vessel (pithos) with rope-like relief decoration, 1500 BC, Archaeological

Museum of Siteia

Red-figure amphora, 420-410 BC, Athens, Archaeological Museum of Piraeus

Clay grater, ca 1700 BC, Herakleio, Archaeological Museum of Herakleio

Teapot, ca 2600-2300 BC, Archaeological Museum of Herakleio

Clay stemmed kylix with shells, 14th century BC, National Archaeological Museum

Terracotta skyphos with a rosette decoration, 13th century BC, National Archaeological Museum

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The leaflet “Find the Answer! Answers to the activities for primary education pupils” for the theme “A taste of Ancient Greece and Byzantium” was created and digitised in 2015, within the framework of Action code no. MIS 339815 “Updating and digitizing educational material to support the educational process, which is implemented by the Directorate of Museums as part of the Operational Programme “Education and Lifelong Learning” and jointly funded by the European Union (European Social Fund) and national resources.

Athens, 2015

Project coordinator: Maria Lagogianni, Ph.D. archaeologist Souzana Choulia - Kapeloni, archaeologist

General editors:Tonia Koutsouraki, archaeologistAlexandra Seleli, archaeologist/museologist

Graphic Design editor:Spilios Pistas, graphic artist

Educational contentMaria Tsalkitzi, educator PE70

Activity Design Maria Tsalkitzi, educator PE70 (activity 5)Elena Fragkaki, archaeology (activities 2 & 4)

Translation into English: Katerina Apostolaki, Translator - Interpreter

Graphic Design:Sophia Michou, graphic artist

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