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According
to the ancient Greek mythology, Thassos was discovered on
the occasion of one of the many love affairs of Zeus. When
Zeus, while transformed into a bull, carried off Europe, the
daughter of the King of Phoenicia Aginoras, the latter
ordered the sons of Phoenix, namely Cilicas, Kadmos and his
grandson Thassos to look for her and find her or ...
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at Thassos museum most
important wine & wine trade related master pieces |
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Marble head of Dionysos.
It belonged to the colossal statue of the god that decorated
the large platform of the one of the two choregical
monuments in Dionysion. The figure has female features but
the calm expression on the face and the clarity of the
plastic outlines (it is a statue of compelling beauty) date
it to the second half of the 4th century B.C.
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the
first Appellation seal here at the Thassos museum.
Discovered by the French Academy during the Otomman
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one
of the first laws on trading of wine & vinegar, written on
the marble plate. |
