The Library Interior

Stepping into the library, we see a repoduction of what a library might have appeared like in the Classical period. Instead of the books we are used to seeing, the shelves are filled with scrolls. A trunk, decorated with a scene of the Goddess Artemis flanked by Satyrs, stores additional scrolls. A simple desk with writing impliments sits next to the trunk, accompanied by a chair modeled in one the classical styles.

By clicking on the shelves of scrolls, the Temple's Text Library may be accessed.

If we move forwards, we can see the contents of the desk clearly. A scroll has been unrolled and laid out on the desk. On it is a prayer to Hecate in greek. Clicking on this scroll will bring up the Temple's Links section. To the left and above this, a small lamp sits to one side. Clicking on this lamp will bring up information on the Temple's Sophia Award and links to its winners.

To the right and above is an inkwell and bronze pen, used for writing on blank scroll paper, and next to this a marble cup holding wooden styluses. Their use is explained by the item below them;a pair of soft wax tablets tied together by leather thongs. because paper was so expensive and hard to manufacture, simple notes were etched into the wax using the styluses. When they were no longer needed, they were simply wiped away, and the wax tablets were ready for new information. In this interface, clicking on the wax tablets will access a link to E-mail the Temple staff.

Above the desk on the wall are drawings of temple elemnets stuck to the plaster with soft bees-wax; in this case a gorgon and the classic version of Hecate-Trevia. By clicking on these sketches, the Graphical Library may be accessed.