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gratitude or devotion. The term is
usually restricted to
Christian examples.
Ex-
votos are
placed in a
church or
chapel where the
worshiper s****s
grace or wishes...
- 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...
- a
little smaller. They
served various functions, such as cult statues,
ex-
votos,
monuments celebrating athletes, and
funeral markers. The
chronology of...
- 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...
- this
ex voto of the
Argives for the
remains of the
temple of Apollo.
Three ex votos by the
Argives and one by the
Athenians stood next to the
ex voto of...
-
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...
-
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...
- favour. Also,
sailors who
survived shipwrecks gave
thanks and
deposited ex-
votos at Notre-Dame of the Sea in the
church of Notre-Dame-du-Mont.
Towards the...
- the
French Wars of Religion. Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is
famous for the
ex voto offerings left
there by the faithful. Over 37,000
devotional plaques, silver...
- the
Sacred Way,
close to the
temple of
Apollo where they
erected their ex votos. The
highest part of the
Sacred Way and the area
around the
temple of Apollo...