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Les environs:

Mosaic of the amphorea and the birdHouse of the MasksThe atriumThe Dionysos mosaicDelos' Hydreion in the rain!SamothrakeionView from SView from the NTemple of IsisDelos Theatre West - DelosDelos TheatreSarapeion AView from Sarapeion A towards the Temple of Isis in Sarapeion CView from W, at the top of the stairsView of Sarapeion B from the Sanctuary of the Syrian GodsHouse of HermesThe house of Hermes as seen from the Inopos areaPanorama from the Sanctuary of Syrian GodsThe Dionysos mosaicThe sewage of the houseMount KynthosBasilica in DelosOikos of the NaxiansTemple of the DeliansAgora of the ItaliansLion TerraceOne of the lionsHouse of the lake

Localisation:

  • Grèce, Ágios Ioánnis Diakóftis
  • geo:37.396584,25.269751
  • Précision ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -1xx / unknown

Classification:

  • Villa rustica
  • Visible

Identificateurs:

  • vici:place=73364

Annotations

Il n'y a pas une annotation en français. Présenté est une annotation en Anglais.

The House of the Dolphins is located in the Theater district, at the foot of Mount Kynthus. In the corridor of the house we find a mosaic floor with the symbol of the Phoenician deity Tanit. From the corridor we pass into the atrium which was decorated with a mosaic of Asclepiades from the Phoenician city of Arado. In each of the four triangles formed between the εντραλ circle and the square frame of the mosaic, Eros is depicted leading a pair of dolphins. Each Eros also holds a symbol of a god: the thyrsus of Dionysus, the trident of Poseidon, the caduceus of Hermes and the club of Hercules. Because the dolphin that Eros leads with the thyrsus holds a wreath on its snout, we assume that it is also the winner of the event.

The House of the Dolphins is located in the Theater district, at the foot of Mount Kynthus. In the corridor of the house we find a mosaic floor with the symbol of the Phoenician deity Tanit. From the corridor we pass into the atrium which was decorated with a mosaic of Asclepiades from the Phoenician city of Arado. In each of the four triangles formed between the εντραλ circle and the square frame of the mosaic, Eros is depicted leading a pair of dolphins. Each Eros also holds a symbol of a god: the thyrsus of Dionysus, the trident of Poseidon, the caduceus of Hermes and the club of Hercules. Because the dolphin that Eros leads with the thyrsus holds a wreath on its snout, we assume that it is also the winner of the event.


À proximité

House of the Masks

House of the Masks

Hydreion

Hydreion

Samothrakeion

Samothrakeion