Greek name Roman name Image Functions and attributes Zeus Jupiter King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus; god of the sky‚ and thunder. Youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Symbols include the thunderbolt‚ eagle‚ oak tree‚ scepter‚ and scales. Brother and husband of Hera‚ although he had many lovers. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Hera Juno Queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and family. Symbols include the peacock‚ pomegranate‚ crown‚ cuckoo‚ lion‚ and cow. Youngest
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Helen of Troy In Greek mythology‚ Helen of Troy‚ also known as Helen of Sparta‚ was the daughter of Zeus and Leda‚ and was a sister of Castor‚ Pollux‚ and Clytemnestra. In Greek myths‚ she was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. By marriage she was Queen of Laconia‚ a province within Homeric Greece‚ the wife of King Menelaus. Her abduction by Paris‚ Prince of Troy‚ brought about the Trojan War. Elements of her putative biography come from classical authors such as Aristophanes‚ Cicero
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Sculpture has been a very important part of art history throughout thousands of years. For the past few months I have viewed many different kinds of sculpture‚ including Greek archaic sculptures‚ Greek classical sculptures‚ Greek Hellenistic sculptures and Roman sculptures. All of the sculptures that I have seen and analyzed have very interesting characteristics‚ but the one that I have analyzed most recently was the most fascinating. Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos‚ by the artist Praxiteles
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into the wedding to throw a Golden Apple inscribed "For the Most Beautiful" among the goddesses. Three major goddesses‚ Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite all fought for the apple immediately. A series of arguments followed‚ and finally Zeus ordered them to put the argument in someone else’s hands‚ a beautiful‚ mortal prince of Troy‚ Paris. Paris ended up choosing Aphrodite as the most beautiful‚ and in return‚ she promised him the most beautiful mortal on earth‚ Helen of
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In art history‚ the female nude in art is both at the center and the edge of cultural acceptance. According to Art Historian Lynda Nead‚ this acceptability‚ if found‚ has always become under threat‚ for the female nude stands at the edge of the art category. The female nude risks‚ and has always stood to lose‚ its respectability in the art world if it spills out and over into the pornographic--meaning images associated with eroticism and obscenity. The trouble has always been the vagueness and instability
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affair with her brother Ares‚ while married to Hephaestus. She was known for her magical girdle which caused everyone to have great desire for her. Sex‚ attraction‚ and beauty described Aphrodite. Her holy birds included the dove‚ sparrow‚ and swan. Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera. He was married to Aphrodite. He was the Greek god of fire and volcanoes‚ blacksmiths‚ and sculptors. He is usually depicted with a hammer‚ anvil‚ and a pair of tongs. He was crippled by Zeus‚ who threw him off Olympus
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everyone else‚ her style of clothing and their rich colors and the fact that she is literally on a pedestal. We appreciate her for her contribution to religion as the mother of Christ‚ not her actual form and beauty as Aphrodite was viewed. When you look at the sculpture of Aphrodite‚ the first thing that is noticed is obviously her nakedness. Even though she doesn’t have a stitch of clothing on the Greeks had a beautiful way of making her seem modest with the clever placement of her hand and a soft
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Greek and Roman mythology lies in the Gods and Goddess’s names. The Greek names tend to the ones people are the most familiar with: Zeus king of the gods‚ Aphrodite goddess of love and others. All of the Gods have a Roman counterpart‚ because it was the Greek ones that came first. In Roman mythology Zeus is known as Jupiter‚ Aphrodite is known as Venus‚ and so on. Theses two mythologies also differed on ideology. The Greeks were a philosophical people; they valued individualism; poets
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Helen’s husband and she would rule with him by her side. Little did she know someone was going to pay her a visit. Paris was a Trojan prince and he had been chosen by Zeus to be with the most beautiful goddess. In order to earn paris favor‚ Aphrodite promised
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The Backstories of Greek Mythology Many characters of the ancient Greek myths became more widely known thanks to the tales of the Odyssey. Odysseus’s journey has entertained generations upon generations of readers‚ and changed the lives of many. But what happened before Odysseus had met these characters? What was their life like? Poseidon‚ Athena‚ and Hades all have stories of their own to tell‚ and adventures that can continue through the minds of readers for lifetimes. Poseidon was part of the
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