The Gorgon just before being beheaded by Perseus, as depicted on a pediment from the Artemis Temple on display at the Archaeological Museum of Corfu.

The Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας) in Corfu, Greece was built between 1962 - 1965. The museum land was donated by the city of Corfu. Its initial purpose was to house the archaelogical finds from the Temple of Artemis in Corfu. In 1994 it was expanded with the addition of two more exhibit halls that display the more recent finds at the ancient citadel of Corfu. Image File history File links The_Gorgon_at_Corfu_Museum. ... Image File history File links The_Gorgon_at_Corfu_Museum. ... See also Gorgona, for the Colombian/Italian islands. ... Perseus with the head of Medusa, by Antonio Canova, completed 1801 (Vatican Museums) Perseus, Perseos, or Perseas (Greek: Περσεύς, Περσέως, Περσέας), the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty there, was the first of the mythic heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits helped establish the hegemony of Zeus and the Twelve... A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns. ... Pontikonisi island in the background with the Vlaheraina Monastery in the foreground. ... Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a city in north-western Greece. ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of a sculpture by Leochares (Louvre Museum) Artemis (Greek: nominative , genitive ) in Greek mythology the daughter of Zeus and of Leto and the twin sister of Apollo was one of the most widely venerated of the gods and manifestly one of the oldest...

Exhibits

The main exhibits are:

• The Gorgon pediment from the Artemis temple.^[1] It is the oldest stone pediment in Greece dated to 590-580 B.C.^[1]
• The Lion of Menecrates. This is the work of a famous Corinthian sculptor of the Archaic period. Dated to the end of the 7th century B.C.^[1]
• The pediment of Dionysus Bacchus. Dated to 500 B.C.^[1]

Corinth, or Korinth (Greek: Κόρινθος, Kórinthos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city-state, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... The archaic period in Greece is the period during which the ancient Greek city-states developed, and is normally taken to cover roughly the 9th century to the 6th century BCE. The Archaic period followed the dark ages, and saw significant advancements in political theory, and the rise of democracy... Bacchus is the name of: The Greek god of wine and fertility, Dionysus, known also as Eleutherios (a. ...

Museum gallery

The Lion of Menecrates.

Pediment with Dionysos at the Corfu Museum Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1184 KB) Summary I am the author. ...

Citations and notes

External links

• Corfu Archaeological Museum from the Internet archive
• Corfu Archaeological Museum from the Greek Ministry of Culture website