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Beazley Archive: Kouros
Illustrated dictionary entry for Kouros, statues that represented the young male population. Describes where these statues were placed and what they represented.
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Beazley Archive: Labors of Heracles
Illustrated dictionary entry explains the twelve tasks assigned to Heracles by Eurystheus, King of Argos.
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Beazley Archive: Keryneian Stag
Illustrated dictionary entry for Artemis' Keryneian Stag in which Herakles must capture alive and unhurt as part of his Third Labour. Identifies how Herakles captures the beast and successfully take the stag back to Argos.
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Beazley Archive: Hermes
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek God Hermes. Describes what Hermes looks like, the symbols associated with him, and highlights his relationship between the Gods and mortals.
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Beazley Archive: Hestia
Illustrated dictionary entry for Goddess of hearth and home, Hestia. Identifies her personality characteristics and what she represented to the Greeks.
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Beazley Archive: Muses
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Muses. Describes the symbols associated with her.
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Beazley Archive: Odysseus
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek hero Odysseus, the heroin of Homer's Odyssey. Recounts the adventures Odysseus encounters on his travel home. Identifies key people and places involved in his journey.
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Beazley Archive: Oedipus
Illustrated dictionary entry for Sophocles' play Oedipus. Highlights and describes some events in the famous play.
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Beazley Archive: Olympia
Illustrated dictionary entry for Olympia, the location of the statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Describes the significance of Olympia to the Greeks and the history of the area.
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Beazley Archive: Pandora
Illustrated dictionary entry for Greek Goddess Pandora. Describes how she is depicted in ancient Greek art, provides information about her skills, and presents her famous story according to the poet Hesiod.
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Oxford Museum of Modern History: Rocks
The study of rocks is called petrology. Rocks may have fossils in them, and they are made up of minerals, but petrologists like looking at the rocks themselves. Just click on one of the link to find out more about rocks and the rock cycle.
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Pitt Rivers Museum: Transformations: The Art of Recycling
In the age of going green, check out these artworks made of recycled materials.
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Oxford University Museum of Modern History: Mineral Mix and Match
A simple activity where you must choose the properties that describe both the mineral and an object made from it. The activity can be played with new sets of minerals, objects, and properties.
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Oxford University Museum of Modern History: How We Use Minerals
A simple activity where you must match each object to the mineral it is made of by fitting it to the correct outline. The activity can be played with new sets of objects, which increases the interest level.
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University of Oxford: Introduction and History
A brief overview of the origins and history of the University of Oxford.
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Pitt Rivers Museum: Human Form in Art
An illustrated article that discusses the earliest forms of human representation in art, touching on their spiritual and ritual significance.
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Pitt Rivers Museum: Masks and Carvings: West Africa
A perfect resource to better understand the African art form of mask-making. Reading sections include religious beliefs, design and decoration, and manufacturing.
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Pitt Rivers Museum: African Metalworking
A useful article outlining several key techniques used in African metalworking. Reading topics include smelting, forging, lost wax, direct cast, and more.
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Pitt Rivers Museum: Animals and Belief: Ancient Egypt
Better understand the uses and meanings of animals in art within the Egyptian culture. Emphasis is made on cats.
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Pitt Rivers Museum: Japanese Noh Masks
A fact sheet created by the Pitt Rivers Museum to aid understanding of Japanese Noh masks. Read also about the history of the Noh theater.
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Museum of History of Science: Roger Bacon
In this portion of the Oxford Virtual Science Walk, a single paragraph briefly touches on Roger Bacon's life, achievements, and predictions. Illustration of the now-demolished study and observatory of Bacon.
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Beazley Archive: Minotaur
Illustrated dictionary entry for the Minotaur, known as the man-bull monster. Describes the beasts lineage, the physical characteristics of the beast and references its location in Greece.