Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around 440 BC ... and also the sheer brilliance of Ancient Greek culture. For the modern Greeks, the Parthenon sculptures are a rallying cry and ...

This sculpture from the Parthenon shows a Centaur rearing triumphantly over a dying human Lapith. This focus on human suffering epitomises the intense humanism of Greek art. The sculpture also ...

Many varieties of ancient Greek healing herbs grow on "Asclepius Path," Mount Kerketion, where god of medicine, Asclepius, collected them.