Question: What does painted pottery tell us about the importance of myth in archaic society?
Answer: The stories told in myths from archaic Greece are rich in description, and full of information that may tell us what societies from the period were like. A lot of our knowledge about the importance placed on myth in these societies is derived from the physical evidence, which we can still see today. A great deal of this evidence is found in pottery. Indeed due to its unusually durable properties, painted ceramics in particular, often show great detail....(short extract)
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- Subject: History
- Course: Ancient History
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 60%
- Words: 2173
- Date submitted: August 31, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2056
