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Sacrificial tripod
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A sacrificial tripod, whose name comes from the Greek meaning "three-footed", is a three-legged piece of religious furniture used in offerings and other ritual procedures. This ritual role derives fro
Apollo and Heracles struggle for the Delphic tripod; side A from an Attic red-figure stamnos, c. 480 BC. Louvre
Apollo and Heracles struggle for the Delphic tripod; side A from an Attic red-figure stamnos, c. 480 BC. Louvre
Priestess of Delphi (1891), as imagined by John Collier; the Pythia is inspired by pneuma rising from below as she sits on a tripod
Priestess of Delphi (1891), as imagined by John Collier; the Pythia is inspired by pneuma rising from below as she sits on a tripod
An ancient Greek coin c. 330–300 BC. Laureate head of Apollo (left) and ornate tripod (right)
An ancient Greek coin c. 330–300 BC. Laureate head of Apollo (left) and ornate tripod (right)
Griffins from Olympia, 7th century BC
Griffins from Olympia, 7th century BC
Serpent Column
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The Serpent Column, also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople in what is now Istanbul, Turkey. It is part o
Sacrificial tripod
…Delphi there are fragments of such tripods, most distinctive of which is the one with a ring-shaped handle. Another well-known tripod in Delphi was the Plataean Tripod; it was made from a tenth part of the spoils taken from the Persian army after the Battle of Plataea. This consisted of a golden basin, supported by a…
The Serpent Column in Istanbul
The Serpent Column in Istanbul
Fragment of one of the serpents’ head from the Serpentine Column built to commemorate the Greek victory at Plataea in 479 BCE, now in Archaeological M
Fragment of one of the serpents’ head from the Serpentine Column built to commemorate the Greek victory at Plataea in 479 BCE, now in Archaeological Museum of Istanbul, Turkey.
Ottoman miniature from the Surname-i Vehbi, showing the Column with the three serpent heads, but the bowl already missing, in a celebration at the Hip
Ottoman miniature from the Surname-i Vehbi, showing the Column with the three serpent heads, but the bowl already missing, in a celebration at the Hippodrome in 1582
Western print, illustrating Aubry de la Mottraye, 1727
Western print, illustrating Aubry de la Mottraye, 1727