Demeter blesses Triptolemos Acrylic Print

Votive Relief. Pendelic marble. Found in Eleusis. This is the largest and most important known votive relief. Dedicated to the sanctuary of Demeter and Kore. at Eleusis, it represents the Eleusinian deities in a scene of mysteriac ritual. At left, Demeter clad in a peplos and holding a scepter in her left hand, offers ears of wheat to Triptolemos, son of the Eleusinian King Keleos, to bestow on mankind. At right, Persephone, clad in chiton and mantle and holding a torch, blesses Triptolemos with her right hand. The magnificence of the image and particularly, the large scale of the relief suggest that it was not a simple votive dedication but rather associated with cult. The Relief was apparently famous in antiquity and was copied in the Roman period. One of its copies is now in Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. ca. 440-430 BC. National Archaeological Museum Athens.

Andonis was born in Constantinople. I was awarded a B.A degree in Anthropology and History of Art from S.U.N.Y. at New Paltz, New York. I combine photography, archaeology, and nature. Recently, I reside in Greece, cooperating with publishing houses and magazines. I have published articles with photos covering from Neolithic, Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, Bronze Age, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic up to the Imperial Roman period. I have established an extensive image library covering such as archaeological sites, mythological landscapes, pottery, cult figurines, votive goods megalithic cyclopean structures, temples, oracle sites, metallurgical workshops, sculptures, jewelry, and various archaeological artifacts. The images can be...