{"id":13638,"date":"2026-07-21T15:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/?post_type=story&#038;p=13638"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:08:48","slug":"i-kori-tis-thiras-ena-apo-ta-megala-mystiria-tis-ellinikis-archaiologias","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/i-kori-tis-thiras-ena-apo-ta-megala-mystiria-tis-ellinikis-archaiologias\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kore of Thera: One of the great mysteries of Greek archaeology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-1536x864.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-1536x864.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Kore of Thera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What emerged was a colossal <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kore<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that had lain undisturbed at South Sellada since the second half of the 7th century BC, preserved in an almost immaculate state. But how had it survived the passage of time to reach us virtually unscathed?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standing 2.48 metres tall and unearthed on November 24, 2000, the Kore of Thera was reintroduced to the public twenty-four years later in the exhibition <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kykladitisses: Untold stories of women in the Cyclades<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the first pan-Cycladic exhibition to narrate the history of the islands through the lives of their women. Organised by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Museum of Cycladic Art, the exhibition opened in Athens in December 2024 before travelling, in June 2025, to the newly renovated <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/thera-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archaeological Museum of Thera<\/a><\/strong>, bringing the Kore back to her ancestral home.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section EmphasisText  \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>The gleaming white Kore of Thera is the signature masterpiece of the new Archaeological Museum of Thera. She continues not only to captivate visitors, but also to remind us that sometimes something as simple as a heavy rainstorm is enough to reveal extraordinary wonders before our eyes.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are countless theories about her mysterious origins. Carved from brilliant white Naxian marble and bearing only two imperfections &#8211; the loss of her right arm, from the upper arm to the wrist, and a small chip on her nose &#8211; the imposing statue is one of the very few surviving examples of early Greek monumental stone sculpture to have been preserved almost intact. Slender, with an exceptionally narrow waist and remarkably neutral facial features, she possesses a certain ambiguity. Indeed, it is entirely possible that the sculpture was originally intended to depict a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kouros<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather than a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kore<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as suggested by the faint indication of an Adam&#8217;s apple at the base of the neck<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-1536x1026.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-1536x1026.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-2048x1368.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-2048x1368.jpg\" alt=\"The Kore of Thera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc-3330-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The statue&#8217;s exceptional state of preservation initially gave rise to the theory that it had been deliberately buried, as was sometimes done with funerary sculptures, to protect it from the Persian invasion of 480 BC. Another suggestion was that it had been interred after the establishment of democracy in Athens, when lavish aristocratic monuments were no longer considered appropriate. In all likelihood, however, neither explanation is correct.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"2\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t two-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1-1536x864.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1-1536x864.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Kore of Thera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-crop-3-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1081px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-1536x1022.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-1536x1022.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-2048x1362.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"The Kore of Thera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kori-2-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1081px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most convincing interpretation is that the Kore, transported lying down from a workshop on Naxos, fell and broke her arm some 250 metres from the harbour after her arrival on Thera. Since the damage was likely impossible to repair, the statue was never erected at its intended destination and was instead buried in the nearby cemetery as a sacred object. This theory is supported by the complete absence of traces of paint, since ancient sculptures were invariably painted only after they had been installed in their final position. Moreover, certain finishing details that would normally have been carved immediately before the unveiling were never completed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the gleaming white Kore of Thera &#8211; up until recently one of the great mysteries of Greek archaeology &#8211; is the signature masterpiece of the new Archaeological Museum of Thera. She continues not only to captivate visitors, but also to remind us that sometimes something as simple as a heavy rainstorm is enough to reveal extraordinary wonders before our eyes, proving that the study of the ancient world remains an inexhaustible source of discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos \u00a9 Hellenic Ministry of Culture\/Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades \u2013 Museum of Cycladic Art<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock withDivider\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"3\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t three-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" 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