Konstantinos Mougolias and…the art of spinning tops
01.12.2015 in Arts & CultureKonstantinos Mougolias and…the art of spinning tops The spinning top (known in antiquity as the stromvos, strovilos or vemvix) represents a timeless toy for both children and adults. It has a long history and exists in almost all cultures. Reference to the unique toy can be found in Homer’s Iliad (ra. X, I. 413), when Ajax throws a “stone that spins around like a top” just before it hit his enemy, Hector, in the chest during their combat. This month, I had the opportunity to speak with Konstantinos Mougolias, a master craftsman in Greece, who is keeping history alive…