Fresco of Ariadne on Naxos

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This scene of Greek mythology shows Ariadne on the island of Naxos. She points at her lover, Theseus, who is abandoning her. Ariadne had helped him get out of the Labyrinth after he killed the half-man, half-bull Minotaur. From Herculaneum, in modern-day Italy. Roman period, 50-79 CE. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 18). Fresco of Ariadne on Naxos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9432/fresco-of-ariadne-on-naxos/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Fresco of Ariadne on Naxos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 18, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9432/fresco-of-ariadne-on-naxos/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Fresco of Ariadne on Naxos." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Nov 2018. Web. 21 Feb 2025.

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