Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Nestor's Cup is an eighth century BC wine cup discovered in 1954 in the San Montano cemetery associated with the ancient trading site of Pithekoussai in Magna Graecia, on Ischia, an island in the Gulf of Naples . The cup has a three-line inscription, one of the earliest surviving examples of writing in the Greek alphabet.
In Greek mythology, Nestor's Cup is a legendary golden mixing cup which was owned by the hero Nestor. The cup is described in the Iliad , and possibly appeared elsewhere in the Epic Cycle . Despite its brief appearance in the Iliad , the cup was the subject of significant attention from ancient commentators on Homer.
Nestor's cup, the Cup of Nestor or the Nestor Cup may refer to: Nestor's Cup (mythology) , legendary golden cup owned by the mythical hero Nestor and described in Book 11 of the Iliad Nestor's Cup (Mycenae) , golden cup discovered in a shaft grave at Mycenae, so named for its similarities to the cup described in the Iliad
The Cup of Nestor or dove cup is a gold goblet discovered in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann in Shaft IV of Grave Circle A, Mycenae, [1] which is usually dated to the 16th century BC. It is now in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens .
It is believed that either the Dipylon inscription or the Nestor's Cup is the oldest known alphabetic Greek inscription. The Nestor Cup, which also bears a verse inscription, was found in an excavation at the ancient Greek colony of Pithekoussai, on the island of Ischia, in Italy. It is thought to be of equal age with the Dipylon inscription or ...
According to some sources, [1] this cup shows Hecamede mixing kykeon for Nestor. Tondo of an Attic red-figure cup, c. 490 BC. From Vulci. A Roman mosaic probably depicting Nestor, between Achilles and Briseis, 2nd century. In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia (Ancient Greek: Νέστωρ Γερήνιος, Nestōr Gerēnios) was a legendary ...
The winning team receives the Nestor Cup. [1] The Connacht SFC is run on a knock-out basis through which teams are eliminated from the competition. A series of games are played during the summer months and the final is played in June or July. The winner and runner-up progresses directly to the All-Ireland SFC Group Stage. Before 2020, all ...
The winning team (Mayo) received the J. J. Nestor Cup, named after J. J. Nestor of Quinaltagh, County Galway. [ 1 ] The draw for the Connacht Championship was made on 8 October 2019.