Greek patterns — meanders, waves, palmettes and more — turn borders and surfaces into rhythms; this overview helps you spot and name them in art and in design.

The archaic smile gives early Greek statues a curious half-grin; here you look at examples and theories to decide what, if anything, these expressions might mean.

The kouros statue appears again and again in archaic Greece; by breaking down pose, proportions and context, you start to see why standing youths mattered so much.

An amphora vase is more than a pretty silhouette; this guide looks at its shape, handles and uses to show how it carried wine, oil and painted stories across the sea.

The doric column is stripped to basics: sturdy shaft, simple capital and clear proportions that you learn to pick out quickly on façades, plans and ruins.

Athena’s symbols — owl, olive, helmet, spear and aegis — turn into a visual toolkit that lets you recognise her instantly across coins, vases, temples and reliefs.

Greek god statues fix divine bodies in marble and bronze; by tracking poses, attributes and settings, you see how artists made Zeus, Athena or Aphrodite visible.

Ancient greek religion appears here through temples, sacrifices, festivals and household rituals, making belief feel less abstract and more like a rhythm of actions.

Peplos Kore, glowing on the Athenian Acropolis, becomes a case study in dress, colour and identity, raising questions about who she was and who she represented.

The Anavysos Kouros stands as a fallen warrior made permanent; pose, inscription and faint traces of color all help you see how the statue balances life and stone.

The greek key pattern, or meander, winds across temples, mosaics and modern logos; tracing its endless line shows why such a simple border became so addictive.

Greek paintings stretch from palace frescoes to portable panels; this overview sets them next to sculpture and pottery so you can imagine the full, colorful environment.

Ancient greek paintings survive only in fragments, on walls, panels and vases; this hunt gathers what is left and asks what these bits suggest about all we have lost.

Greek black-figure pottery shows figures as dark silhouettes scratched with tiny details; here you see how the technique works and why red-figure eventually takes over.

Greek vases finally get names and jobs: amphora, krater, kylix and others are matched with the roles they played at the table, in rituals and in the home.

Greek pottery starts as practical storage and ends up as a storytelling surface; this guide moves through shapes, techniques and favourite scenes ancient painters loved.

Ionic columns get a close-up: spiral volutes, slimmer shafts and bases become clues that help you notice where and why Greeks chose this more elegant order.

Types of columns stop being abstract names as you line up Doric, Ionic and Corinthian side by side, learning quick visual cues for each one that actually stick.

Ancient greek fashion is stripped down to a few smart layers: chitons, himatia, hairstyles and jewellery you can actually learn to spot on statues, reliefs and painted vases.

Ancient greek houses bring you behind the temples and theatres, into courtyards, rooms and back streets where daily routines quietly shaped how people saw their world.