Classics 1020: Classical Mythology

 
 
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Female Olympians

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Birth of Aphrodite with Hermes & satyr: Red-figure (RF) vase

Birth of Aphrodite from sea foam, the "Ludovisi throne," Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Descendants of Ceto: Gorgon Medusa with Pegasus, from Gela , Sicily

Descendants of Ceto: Pegasus (winged horse) with Perseus & Andromeda, by Rubens

Descendants of Ceto: Cerberus (3-headed dog) and Heracles

Descendants of Ceto: Chimaera (snake/goat/lion), bronze statue from Arezzo

Descendants of Ceto: RF vase showing Sphinx riddling Oedipus

Birth of Venus by S. Botticelli, 1490, Uffizi gallery, Florence

Roman fresco of birth of Venus, from Pompeii

RF vase showing Aphrodite and Eros

Statuette of Venus and Cupid from Pompeii

"Capitoline" Venus "Pudica (chaste)" by Praxiteles, Rome

"Venus de Milo" = Aphrodite of Melos, Louvre Museum , Paris

Crouching Aphrodite by Doidalsos, Naples

Venus of Capua (minus the polished shield), Naples

Venus Callpyge, Naples

Venus Genetrix, Naples

Artemis of Ephesus , Conservatori museum, Rome

Artemis of Ephesus, Naples

RF vase showing Artemis and Actaeon

Metope from Selinus (Sicily) showing Artemis and Actaeon

Late RF vase showing Artemis and Actaeon

Modern painted ceramic with Artemis and Actaeon

Diana the huntress, bronze by Paul Manship, at Brookgreen

Delos : Mt. Cynthos, birthplace of Artemis and Apollo

Delos : Lions (or panthers) near temple

Diana as huntress from Ostia

BF (Black figure) Birth Athena: fr. left - Hermes, Apollo, Zeus, Athena, Hera, Ares

Athena in battle, note spear

Athena with helmet, shield and owl as symbol

Athena from the "Old Parthenon", with snake-bordered aegis

Athena Promachos

Athena Parthenos

Athena with helmet and serpent

Athena in mourning, funeral stele

Map of ancient Athens

Acropolis of Athens, aerial view

Map of Athenian Acropolis

Parthenon (temple of Athena Parthenos), west side

Parthenon, east - front - side

Hypothetical reconstruction of the Parthenon with colored decoration

Ground plan of the Parthenon, 447-432 BC

 

 

 

 

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