1.0Kotsanas Museumhttps://collection.kotsanasmuseum.com/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eatAZuX8GF"><a href="https://collection.kotsanasmuseum.com/en/exhibits/106079/">The hydraulic automaton of Pan and of the thirsty dragon or deer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://collection.kotsanasmuseum.com/en/exhibits/106079/embed/#?secret=eatAZuX8GF" width="600" height="338" title="“The hydraulic automaton of Pan and of the thirsty dragon or deer” — Kotsanas Museum" data-secret="eatAZuX8GF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://collection.kotsanasmuseum.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://collection.kotsanasmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/extra_large/8438.jpg10241024It was a conception of Philon of Byzantium depicting a dragon or a deer that drank water with great hunger and roared only when Pan turned away from it. When Pan turned, the dragon relaxed. The theme was repeated continuously. For the operation of the automaton, water from a spring was driven inside the airtight […]