- An
ex-
voto is a
votive offering to a
saint or a divinity,
given in
fulfillment of a vow (hence the
Latin term,
short for
ex voto suscepto, "from the vow...
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Among the
famous ex votos of
Delphi was that of Craterus,
friend and
general of
Alexander the Great,
attributed to Lysippos. The
excavations of the French...
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Ex-
Voto is an EP by the
British band The Duke Spirit,
released in the UK on 22
November 2007. The
tracks "L****oo" and "Dog Roses"
later appeared on the...
- the
naval Battle of Aegospotami, the
Lacedaemonians dedicated a
majestic ex voto in Delphi. To the left of the
entrance into the
sanctuary of Apollo, opposite...
- One of the
important ex votos of the Gr****
cities in the
sanctuary of
Delphi was the
bronze sculpted ex voto of the
Italian city of
Tarentum in commemoration...
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Delphi was
situated the
Athenian Treasury,
where was
located the
famous ex voto of
Daochos (Ανάθημα του Δαόχου, "vow of Daochos"), a long
marble base where...
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grandiose monument dedicated by the Arcadians,
particularly the Tegeates. The
ex-
voto of the
Arcadians is
marked nowadays by an
oblong base; it
served for supporting...
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Ex-
Voto de 1662 is a
painting by the
French artist Philippe de
Champaigne now in the
Louvre in Paris. One of Champaigne's most
accomplished works, it...
- Christ, the
Virgin Mother, or one of the
hundreds of saints. Many are
ex-
votos ("from a vow") that
depict the
story that led to
their commission, usually...
- The city of
Argos dedicated several ex-
votos within the
sanctuary of
Apollo in Delphi. It was,
after all, one of the most
powerful cities of the archaic...
