William Sterling

Head of one of the four horses of the moon goddess Selene from the northern end of the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens c. 420 BC, currently in the British Museum. One of the most popular of the so-called Elgin Marbles which Lord Elgin rescued from Athens in the early nineteenth century. The East Pediment showed the birth of Athena as she burst out of the head of her father, Zeus, and the reaction of those who were present. Although all the central figures are long gone at either end are depictions of the sun god Helios rising from the sea with his four horse chariot and the moon goddess Selene returning to the sea with hers showing that Athena was born at dawn. Image © Trustees of the British Museum

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Classics Day 2018 Transitions From Pagan To Christian

February 17, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Classics Day is organised by the City Lit in conjunction with the British Museum and University College London.  Lectures are given by staff from all three institutes at the British Museum.  My topic uses objects from the BM such as the Hinton St Mary mosaic, the Esquiline Treasure, the Mildenhall Treasure, the Hoxne hoard, the Lullingstone villa, the Uley temple of Mercury and the Jonah sarcophagus, to examine how the transition from paganism to Christianity was blurred by the continuing use of pagan gods and the honouring pagan forbears.

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Date:
February 17, 2018
Time:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Organizer

City Lit

Venue

British Museum
London, W1 + Google Map

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