Glaukos the Athenian

Pearl

at Pennsic War, August A.S. LVIII (58) 2023
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Calligraphy, Illumination, Transliteration

Kolfinna ValravnRoxbury MillAtlantia

Wordifier

Ollam Lanea Inghean Uí ChiaragáinRoxbury MillAtlantia
Let me sing this song beautifully, to please my companions– Tireless Athena, daughter of Wisdom and Thunder, Bridler of Horses and Friend of Owls, Cast your Bright Eyes on this Son of Atlantia.  Lord Glaukus the Athenian left your cityAnd came to us, where the shores are most pleasant,  To grace us with his scholarship and wisdom, Honoring you above all Goddesses. Our fleet sailed swiftly to join us here And raise a feast, roasting fine bones to please you, And calling argent honors down on this, your follower. We name him a member of the Order of the PearlAnd grant him arms, he who bears your Owl on his Shield.Done at this Pennsic war, in foreign lands While Afshin King and Yasmin Queen Hold the Seafoam Thrones fast. 

Materials

Terracotta (saltillo) tileAcrylic paintA Hammer

Substrate Size

11.5" x 11.5"

Script

Archaic Greek

Sources

Terracotta krater, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, ca. 750–735 BCE, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248904 
Dipylon crater, around -750, Master of the Dipylon, Place of creation: Athens, https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010252197 
Attic Geometric Oinochoe, 750–700 B.C., Unknown artist/maker, https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103VAM 
Alphabet Exemplar
Attic geometric trefoil-mouth oinochoe. From Athens. 750-725 B.C. (Α 192) - Dipylon inscription https://www.namuseum.gr/en/collection/geometriki-periodos-3/  “ΝΕΣΤΟΡΟΣ:...:ΕΥΠΟΤΟΝ:ΠΟΤΕΡΙΟΝ ΗΟΣΔΑΤΟΔΕΠΙΕΣΙ:ΠΟΤΕΡΙ..:ΗΥΤΙΚΑΚΕΝΟΝ ΗΙΜΕΡΟΣΗΑΙΡΕΣΕΙ:ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΕΦΑΝΟ:ΑΦΡΟΔΙΤΕΣ”
Transliteration Referencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVD38s1o_M&list=PLwobdSUc9HsrrcoGJl3BRa2yf36PLGLdL&index=7 https://www.thoughtco.com/the-greek-alphabet-1705558#:~:text=The%20Greek%20language%20does%20not,using%20the%20letter%20%22s.%22 https://www.omniglot.com/writing/greek.htm#aga 

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