Eleusis Gallery

Cinerary urn with reliefs depicting Heracles (Hercules) begi

Cinerary urn with reliefs depicting Heracles (Hercules) beginning in the Eleusinian Mysteries. Detail. White marble. From the columbarium near Porta Maggiore. Dated probably early Roman Imperial period. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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Greek countryside Konstantinou Dimitris fl 1858-1875

The Greek countryside, Konstantinou, Dimitris, fl. 1858-1875, Albumen, 1860-1869, Title written on mount. This photograph depicts a group of tourists walking along the 19th c. road that follows the path of the Sacred Way from Athens to Eleusis. The rock outcrop in the right middle ground is near the Temple of Aphrodite, which had yet to be discovered at the time the photograph was taken (it was excavated during 1891-1892). The island of Salamis, with its distinctive twin peaks known as the Horns of Salamis, is visible in the background

© Liszt Collection