This beautiful tetradrachm was struck at the city of Eretria on Euboea.
The detail on the octopus is incredible with its sinuous tentacles, suckers and intelligent-looking head. Whilst the octopus was a civic emblem for Eretria, it was also important for it to be decorative & bold.
🕰️500-490BC
The detail on the octopus is incredible with its sinuous tentacles, suckers and intelligent-looking head. Whilst the octopus was a civic emblem for Eretria, it was also important for it to be decorative & bold.
🕰️500-490BC
June 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This beautiful tetradrachm was struck at the city of Eretria on Euboea.
The detail on the octopus is incredible with its sinuous tentacles, suckers and intelligent-looking head. Whilst the octopus was a civic emblem for Eretria, it was also important for it to be decorative & bold.
🕰️500-490BC
The detail on the octopus is incredible with its sinuous tentacles, suckers and intelligent-looking head. Whilst the octopus was a civic emblem for Eretria, it was also important for it to be decorative & bold.
🕰️500-490BC
Greek coin from Eretria, c. 500-465 BCE
May 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Greek coin from Eretria, c. 500-465 BCE
⠀⠀⠀⠀ « 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒅. »
Eretria Nightray.
Eretria Nightray.
May 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
⠀⠀⠀⠀ « 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒅. »
Eretria Nightray.
Eretria Nightray.
Archaeologists in Eretria, Greece found 200+ structures across 30 km², revealing continuous human activity from prehistoric to medieval times, including settlements, roads, and farms, mapped using advanced tech like LiDAR
Discovery of 200 Structures Near Eretria in Greece Reveals Thousands of Years of Continuous Human Activity - GreekReporter.com
A major survey in Eretria, Greece, uncovers ancient sites, settlements, and road networks, revealing long-term human activity.
greekreporter.com
April 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Archaeologists in Eretria, Greece found 200+ structures across 30 km², revealing continuous human activity from prehistoric to medieval times, including settlements, roads, and farms, mapped using advanced tech like LiDAR
#MosaicMonday - A pebble mosaic representation of the battles over gold between Arimaspai and Griffins (see Pausanias 1.24.6). From the House of the Mosaics, Eretria: ca. 400-350 BC. #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: ESAG (Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece). Link – www.esag.swiss/eretria/monu...
Image: ESAG (Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece). Link – www.esag.swiss/eretria/monu...
January 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#MosaicMonday - A pebble mosaic representation of the battles over gold between Arimaspai and Griffins (see Pausanias 1.24.6). From the House of the Mosaics, Eretria: ca. 400-350 BC. #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: ESAG (Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece). Link – www.esag.swiss/eretria/monu...
Image: ESAG (Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece). Link – www.esag.swiss/eretria/monu...
Ancient Greek silver stater (coin) with an octopus on the reverse side. 🐙
Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC.
Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
#ReliefWednesday
Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC.
Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
#ReliefWednesday
January 28, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Ancient Greek silver stater (coin) with an octopus on the reverse side. 🐙
Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC.
Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
#ReliefWednesday
Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC.
Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
#ReliefWednesday
Ancient silver stater (coin) with an octopus on the reverse side 🐙 🤩
Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC.
Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC.
Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
June 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Ancient silver stater (coin) with an octopus on the reverse side 🐙 🤩
Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC.
Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
Minted in Eretria, Euboea, Greece, 500-480 BC.
Photo: British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
The centaur from Lefkandi, ca. 1000 BCE, Archaeological Museum of Eretria 👀
The most interesting thing about the Lefkandi #Centaur is its discovery. It was discovered in two different but adjacent tombs in two pieces.
#Archaeology #Ancient #History
#Myth #Art #FindsFriday
The most interesting thing about the Lefkandi #Centaur is its discovery. It was discovered in two different but adjacent tombs in two pieces.
#Archaeology #Ancient #History
#Myth #Art #FindsFriday
June 12, 2026 at 6:44 AM
The centaur from Lefkandi, ca. 1000 BCE, Archaeological Museum of Eretria 👀
The most interesting thing about the Lefkandi #Centaur is its discovery. It was discovered in two different but adjacent tombs in two pieces.
#Archaeology #Ancient #History
#Myth #Art #FindsFriday
The most interesting thing about the Lefkandi #Centaur is its discovery. It was discovered in two different but adjacent tombs in two pieces.
#Archaeology #Ancient #History
#Myth #Art #FindsFriday
The Centaur of Lefkandi
clay
950 BCE
Ancient Greece
Lefkandi necropolis, Euboea, Greece
#ancientgreece #greece #greekculture #pottery #centaur #c950BCE #lefkandi #necropolis #euboea #eretria #religion #mythology #mythologicalcreature
clay
950 BCE
Ancient Greece
Lefkandi necropolis, Euboea, Greece
#ancientgreece #greece #greekculture #pottery #centaur #c950BCE #lefkandi #necropolis #euboea #eretria #religion #mythology #mythologicalcreature
March 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The Centaur of Lefkandi
clay
950 BCE
Ancient Greece
Lefkandi necropolis, Euboea, Greece
#ancientgreece #greece #greekculture #pottery #centaur #c950BCE #lefkandi #necropolis #euboea #eretria #religion #mythology #mythologicalcreature
clay
950 BCE
Ancient Greece
Lefkandi necropolis, Euboea, Greece
#ancientgreece #greece #greekculture #pottery #centaur #c950BCE #lefkandi #necropolis #euboea #eretria #religion #mythology #mythologicalcreature
New discovery: Archaeologists excavating in ancient Eretria, on the Greek island of Euboea, have discovered a pebbled mosaic floor featuring two satyrs.
www.heritagedaily.com/2024/08/arch...
🏺 AncientBluesky
www.heritagedaily.com/2024/08/arch...
🏺 AncientBluesky
August 5, 2024 at 5:21 PM
New discovery: Archaeologists excavating in ancient Eretria, on the Greek island of Euboea, have discovered a pebbled mosaic floor featuring two satyrs.
www.heritagedaily.com/2024/08/arch...
🏺 AncientBluesky
www.heritagedaily.com/2024/08/arch...
🏺 AncientBluesky
Wedding preparations depicted by the Eretria Painter in 440-415 BC, Attica.
In ancient Greece, the month of weddings Γαμηλιών (Gamelion) began in January and overlapped with February.
#Ancientbluesky 🏺❤️
In ancient Greece, the month of weddings Γαμηλιών (Gamelion) began in January and overlapped with February.
#Ancientbluesky 🏺❤️
February 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Wedding preparations depicted by the Eretria Painter in 440-415 BC, Attica.
In ancient Greece, the month of weddings Γαμηλιών (Gamelion) began in January and overlapped with February.
#Ancientbluesky 🏺❤️
In ancient Greece, the month of weddings Γαμηλιών (Gamelion) began in January and overlapped with February.
#Ancientbluesky 🏺❤️
#Griechenland
Antiker Kieselsteinmosaikboden mit Satyrn in Eretria entdeckt
Antiker Kieselsteinmosaikboden mit Satyrn in Eretria entdeckt
Ancient pebble mosaic floor with satyrs uncovered in Eretria
A ancient mosaic floor made of natural pebbles and depicting two satyrs has been discovered in Eretria on the island of Evia during the insta
www.keeptalkinggreece.com
August 4, 2024 at 11:19 AM
#Griechenland
Antiker Kieselsteinmosaikboden mit Satyrn in Eretria entdeckt
Antiker Kieselsteinmosaikboden mit Satyrn in Eretria entdeckt
🧵⤴️⤵️
The kids out exploring in the mountains.
Half Malamute half pre AKC purebred Aussie & purely great family!
Back to front;
Ellcrys (Elly), Will (William), and Eretria (Treya or TreyFace🤪)
It’s funny that Will gets a more formal name as his common name 😂🤣😂
The kids out exploring in the mountains.
Half Malamute half pre AKC purebred Aussie & purely great family!
Back to front;
Ellcrys (Elly), Will (William), and Eretria (Treya or TreyFace🤪)
It’s funny that Will gets a more formal name as his common name 😂🤣😂
December 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM
🧵⤴️⤵️
The kids out exploring in the mountains.
Half Malamute half pre AKC purebred Aussie & purely great family!
Back to front;
Ellcrys (Elly), Will (William), and Eretria (Treya or TreyFace🤪)
It’s funny that Will gets a more formal name as his common name 😂🤣😂
The kids out exploring in the mountains.
Half Malamute half pre AKC purebred Aussie & purely great family!
Back to front;
Ellcrys (Elly), Will (William), and Eretria (Treya or TreyFace🤪)
It’s funny that Will gets a more formal name as his common name 😂🤣😂
Weekend with friends 🇬🇷 #nudism #naturism #gymnismos #γυμνισμος #γυμνιστης #nudist #naturist #nude #naked #greek #greece #greek #weekend #saturday #SaturdayStories #friends #evia #eviaisland #evacamping #malakontas #eretria
April 18, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🏺Ancient Greek Attic red-figure epinetron, attributed to the 'Eretria Painter'. Used to protect a woman's thigh while she was combing wool ready for the spinning / weaving process. 🧶 Dated 425-420 BCE. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. EAM/NAM A1629. 📷 me.
July 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🏺Ancient Greek Attic red-figure epinetron, attributed to the 'Eretria Painter'. Used to protect a woman's thigh while she was combing wool ready for the spinning / weaving process. 🧶 Dated 425-420 BCE. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. EAM/NAM A1629. 📷 me.
Despite it being a lovely day, am feeling very stuck in the UK this summer 😓
am digging through last years files, thinking back to trekking around Euboea 🇬🇷 and the sites around Eretria inc. this wonderful triclinium mosaic from c4 BC
#MosaicMonday
am digging through last years files, thinking back to trekking around Euboea 🇬🇷 and the sites around Eretria inc. this wonderful triclinium mosaic from c4 BC
#MosaicMonday
August 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Despite it being a lovely day, am feeling very stuck in the UK this summer 😓
am digging through last years files, thinking back to trekking around Euboea 🇬🇷 and the sites around Eretria inc. this wonderful triclinium mosaic from c4 BC
#MosaicMonday
am digging through last years files, thinking back to trekking around Euboea 🇬🇷 and the sites around Eretria inc. this wonderful triclinium mosaic from c4 BC
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday & another pebble mosaic from Euboea 🇬🇷 - this time at the archaeological museum of Chalkida
from Eretria, c3-2 BC - a man fighting a centaur
See more of Chalkida & the island in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
from Eretria, c3-2 BC - a man fighting a centaur
See more of Chalkida & the island in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
April 20, 2026 at 7:54 AM
#MosaicMonday & another pebble mosaic from Euboea 🇬🇷 - this time at the archaeological museum of Chalkida
from Eretria, c3-2 BC - a man fighting a centaur
See more of Chalkida & the island in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
from Eretria, c3-2 BC - a man fighting a centaur
See more of Chalkida & the island in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
Imagine having one (or more!) of these in your pouch.
From Eretria, early 5th century BCE.
Numismatic Museum of Athens.
(my 📷)
From Eretria, early 5th century BCE.
Numismatic Museum of Athens.
(my 📷)
April 21, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Imagine having one (or more!) of these in your pouch.
From Eretria, early 5th century BCE.
Numismatic Museum of Athens.
(my 📷)
From Eretria, early 5th century BCE.
Numismatic Museum of Athens.
(my 📷)
…offensichtlich besonders schwer belastet scheinen. Das hat einerseits etwas damit zu tun, dass auch vor Beginn der Auseinandersetzungen, wenn diese sich überhaupt datieren lassen, kein auch nur annähernd stabiler Zustand herrschte. Menschen aus Eretria z.B. dürften noch keine Phase des…
23/44
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January 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
…offensichtlich besonders schwer belastet scheinen. Das hat einerseits etwas damit zu tun, dass auch vor Beginn der Auseinandersetzungen, wenn diese sich überhaupt datieren lassen, kein auch nur annähernd stabiler Zustand herrschte. Menschen aus Eretria z.B. dürften noch keine Phase des…
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Spyros Vassiliou (Greek, 1903-1985)
Ferry Boat, Eretria, 1979
Tempera on board
38.5 x 48.5 cm (15¼ x 19 in)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Ferry Boat, Eretria, 1979
Tempera on board
38.5 x 48.5 cm (15¼ x 19 in)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
June 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Spyros Vassiliou (Greek, 1903-1985)
Ferry Boat, Eretria, 1979
Tempera on board
38.5 x 48.5 cm (15¼ x 19 in)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Ferry Boat, Eretria, 1979
Tempera on board
38.5 x 48.5 cm (15¼ x 19 in)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#MosaicMonday with a beautiful pebble mosaic from c4 BC Eretria on Euboea 🇬🇷
depicting the nereid on a seahorse bringing weapons to achilles
Euboea Is not a place a lot of people know or hear about, you can see more of it here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
depicting the nereid on a seahorse bringing weapons to achilles
Euboea Is not a place a lot of people know or hear about, you can see more of it here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
April 20, 2026 at 6:36 AM
#MosaicMonday with a beautiful pebble mosaic from c4 BC Eretria on Euboea 🇬🇷
depicting the nereid on a seahorse bringing weapons to achilles
Euboea Is not a place a lot of people know or hear about, you can see more of it here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
depicting the nereid on a seahorse bringing weapons to achilles
Euboea Is not a place a lot of people know or hear about, you can see more of it here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
Δείτε πιλοταρισμα ντροουν κ σκάφους ταυτόχρονα, μη το προσπαθήσετε στο σπίτι είναι επικίνδυνο, αυτά γίνονται μόνο από ειδικούς.
youtu.be/Zs2itKfkHz0?...
youtu.be/Zs2itKfkHz0?...
Dji mini 4k | Footage from my boat | Spearfishing trip | Evia Island | Eretria
YouTube video by Vasilis toumvas
youtu.be
January 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Δείτε πιλοταρισμα ντροουν κ σκάφους ταυτόχρονα, μη το προσπαθήσετε στο σπίτι είναι επικίνδυνο, αυτά γίνονται μόνο από ειδικούς.
youtu.be/Zs2itKfkHz0?...
youtu.be/Zs2itKfkHz0?...
#AncientSiteSunday with Eretria, (not to be confused with the African nation) this polis on Euboea 🇬🇷 rivalled nearby Chalkida in the Classical era & was sacked by the Persians in 490 BC
See more of Euboea: the island most people don't know is even there >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
See more of Euboea: the island most people don't know is even there >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
April 19, 2026 at 5:25 AM
#AncientSiteSunday with Eretria, (not to be confused with the African nation) this polis on Euboea 🇬🇷 rivalled nearby Chalkida in the Classical era & was sacked by the Persians in 490 BC
See more of Euboea: the island most people don't know is even there >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
See more of Euboea: the island most people don't know is even there >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=No1J...
Eretria, Euboea, Greece https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-lear/eretria-euboea-greece
December 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Eretria, Euboea, Greece https://www.wikiart.org/en/edward-lear/eretria-euboea-greece
Circe, ruining work & battle places since antiquity.
White-ground lekythos, c. 490–480 BCE, by the Athena Painter, from Eretria. National Archaeological Museum, Athens🏺
White-ground lekythos, c. 490–480 BCE, by the Athena Painter, from Eretria. National Archaeological Museum, Athens🏺
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Circe, ruining work & battle places since antiquity.
White-ground lekythos, c. 490–480 BCE, by the Athena Painter, from Eretria. National Archaeological Museum, Athens🏺
White-ground lekythos, c. 490–480 BCE, by the Athena Painter, from Eretria. National Archaeological Museum, Athens🏺