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02/06/2026

Guillaume le Conquérant and Mathilde de Flandre, in front of Caen Castle, France.

25/05/2026

🏺 The Mykonos Vase: This is the Oldest Depiction of the Trojan Horse

Discovered accidentally in 1961 during the digging of a well on the island of Mykonos, the famous Mykonos Vase is considered the earliest known artistic depiction of the Trojan Horse. The large relief pithos, dating to around 670 BC, was found together with human bones, as it had later been reused as a burial vessel. Today, it stands among the most important artifacts of the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos and offers a rare glimpse into how early Greeks visually imagined the legendary fall of Troy only a few centuries after the end of the Bronze Age.

The upper section of the vase famously depicts the Wooden Horse filled with armed Achaean warriors peering through openings in its body, while the remaining scenes portray the brutal sack of Troy. Unlike heroic battle scenes common in Greek art, the Mykonos Vase focuses heavily on the suffering of Trojan women and children, emphasizing the human tragedy that followed the Greeks’ deception. The warriors are shown attacking defenseless civilians, transforming the myth into a dramatic reflection on violence, destruction, and the darker consequences of war.

Rather than glorifying victory alone, the scenes seem to underline the cost of conquest and the thin line between heroism and cruelty.

📃: Dimosthenis Vasiloudis