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Perseus With the Head of Medusa
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Aimilios Petrou (aimilios)
![Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 7 N: 27]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (559) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-03-13 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Exposure: f/3.9, 30 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-03-07 6:33 |
| Viewed: 627 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Perseus with the Head of Medusa in the Loggia dei Lanzi gallery on the edge of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence; picture taken after the statue's cleaning and restoration.
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 Olympians in the mainland of Greece. Perseus was the hero who killed Medusa................
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus |
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- harpya
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5763 W: 198 N: 2582]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(10130) - [2007-03-07 7:38]
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Hi Aimilios,
I like that boy, beautiful sculpture, I like the Greek mythology a lot. this piece is wonderful, their colors, and a sharp one wonderful.
Congratulations for the beautiful look!
Sérgio
