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Ariadne On the way back home after killing the Minotaur, Ariadne was abandoned by Theseus and his men at Naxos while she was sleeping. Dionysus came upon her and took her for his wife. |
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Ariadne On the way back home after killing the Minotaur, Ariadne was abandoned by Theseus and his men at Naxos while she was sleeping. Dionysus came upon her and took her for his wife. |
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Poseidon Usually depicted with a trident riding a chariot of seahorses |
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Amphitrite She’s a minor sea goddess who married Poseidon. This photo depicts the couple on their chariot of seahorses. |
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Hephaestus Portrayed as ugly and disfigured carrying/surrounded by tools like a hammer. Bottom right: Depicts Hephaestus’ workshop. Top Right: Aphrodite (his wife) had an affair with Ares and so Hephaestus made a trap to catch them in the act. This photo depicts Ares’ ensnared by Hephaestus’ trap. |
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Clytemnestra Clytemnestra was Agamemnon’s wife whom he left behind when he was at war. Clytemnestra bedded Agamemnon’s cousin and rival Atreus while he was away after she found out that Agamemnon sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia. So when Agamemnon came back from the war, Clytemnestra killed him. |
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Athena goddess of civilization and order and so she is usually portrayed as being victorious against disorderly things like Amazons in this painting. |
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Spartoi Cadmus was instructed by the oracle of Delphi to follow a cow and found a city where it would stop. The cow stopped and Cadmus sacrificed this cow near a spring. However, the spring was guarded by a dragon/serpent which was sacred to the god of war Ares. Many of Cadmus’ men died to this serpent before Cadmus could kill it. Athena gave Cadmus half of the serpent’s teeth and told him to plant them. From where the teeth were planted arose armed soldiers called Spartoi. They killed each other until only five survived and these five helped Cadmus found the city of Thebes. Cadmus was cursed by Ares however for killing his sacred serpent. |
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Ganymede Ganymede isn’t one of the main Olympian gods, but he is the gods’ cupbearer. This photos shows his kidnapping. Zeus and other gods were so enamored by his beauty that they kidnapped him and took him to Mt. Olympus. |
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Artemis (Diana) Usually portrayed as a young woman with a bow and arrow surrounded by animals. She’s the virginal goddess of the hunt. |
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Orpheus Portrayal of Orpheus as he is seen carrying a lyre and surrounded by animals. |
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King of Athens Theseus became King of Athens. Pirithous and the Centauromachy Theseus and Pirithous (King of Lapiths) became great friends. A battle with the Centaurs occurred during his wedding. The centaurs have been invited, but they were unfamiliar with the wine and so they became wild. Theseus helped kill the centaurs and this is known as the Centauromachy. |
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Ares He is a god of war and is therefore portrayed in battle gear carrying a shield, spear, and wearing a helmet. |
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Pelops and Hippodamia Pelops was courting Hippodamia but Hippodamia’s father, King Oinomaos, would only promise his daughter to whichever suitor was capable of defeating him in a chariot race. The catch was that Hippodamia will ride with the suitor in the chariot (thus making it slower). Pelops rigged the King’s chariot and so he won the race and was able to marry Hippodamia. |
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Leda and the Swan Zeus, while in the form of a swan, seduces Leda. However, Leda was already married to Tyndareus, the King of Sparta. She laid two eggs and from the eggs came a set of twins: Helen and Polydeuces (from Zeus) and Castor and Clytemnestra (from Tyndareus). Helen was wed to King Menelaus of Greece but was abducted by Paris, Prince of Troy, which sparked the Trojan War. |
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Athena Goddess of war and victory. Therefore, she is usually portrayed as a younger woman with battle armour. She is known for her aegis with Medusa’s head, helmet, and spear as a weapon. |
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Hermes Portrayed with a traveller’s cap (petasus), herald’s wand (caduceus), and winged boots (talaria). |
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Janus Janus is one of the main Roman gods and was the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, doorways, and endings. Because of this, he is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks both at the past and to the future. |
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Athena Goddess of war and victory. Therefore, she is usually portrayed as a younger woman with battle armour. She is known for her aegis with Medusa’s head, helmet, and spear as a weapon. |
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Psychopompos One of Hermes’ title is Psychopompos since he guides souls to Hades |
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Medea Medea fell in love with Jason and helped him in his quest. She was portrayed as a very dominant figure since she would often result to violence (as portrayed) to help Jason. She was said to be a witch who rode a chariot of flying serpents. |
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Poseidon Portrayed as a mature man with a fully grown beard. He is usually carrying a trident which is his choice of weapon. The photo below shows him in the act of throwing his trident. |
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Athena Goddess of war and victory. Therefore, she is usually portrayed as a younger woman with battle armour. She is known for her aegis with Medusa’s head, helmet, and spear as a weapon. |
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Procrustes the Stretcher Procrustes was a rogue and bandit from Attica who physically attacked people. He would force them to fit on an iron bed, either cutting off their legs if they’re too tall or “stretching” them if they’re too short. He was killed by Theseus on his way to Athens. |
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Afterlife/Underworld Portrayal of the Sibyl and Aeneas as they make their way through the Underworld as recounted by Vergil. |
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Europa Europa had an affair with Zeus who was disguised as a beautiful white bull. |
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Athena As a patron of heroes (especially wise heroes), shows her helping Heracles when he was asked by Atlas to carry the world on his back during one of his tasks. |
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Danae and the Golden Rain Danae was a princess of Argos in the Greek Peloponessos. Her father, King Akrisios, heard a prophecy that he was to be killed by a son of his daughter. So, he looked Danae away in a chamber. Her prison was infiltrated by Zeus who came to her in the form of a golden shower. She was impregnated and bore a son named Perseus. |
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Ganymede Ganymede isn’t one of the main Olympian gods, but he is the gods’ cupbearer. These photos show his kidnapping. Zeus and other gods were so enamored by his beauty that they kidnapped him and took him to Mt. Olympus. |
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Herms Herms are boundary markers since Hermes is also the god of boundaries. |
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Demeter She’s the mother of Persephone and a goddess of grain. Therefore, she’s usually portrayed as a slightly older woman carrying a staff. |
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Oedipus and the Sphinx A sphinx was ravaging the city of Thebes, killing all of those who could not answer its riddle correctly. So when Oedipus came upon this city, he told the Thebans that he will kill the Sphinx if he becomes King of Thebes and mary its Queen. This is a portrayal of Oedipus listening to the Sphinx’ riddle. He ends up correctly answering the riddle, the Sphinx went away, and he married the queen of Thebes who was his mother. |
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Demeter Usually portrayed as a very “plain” looking female wearing simple clothes. |
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Ares He is a god of war and is therefore portrayed in battle gear carrying a shield, spear, and wearing a helmet. |
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Athena’s birth Athena was born from Zeus’ head (hence her masculinity since she did not have a mother) and this picture shows that. |
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Mask of Agamemnon Mycenaean Saga |
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Marsyas Marsyas was a satyr who was also skilled with the lyre. He challenged Apollo and lost. As punishment. Apollo burned Marsyas. |
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Hermes Portrayed with a traveller’s cap (petasus), herald’s wand (caduceus), and winged boots (talaria). |
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Orpheus |
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The Struggle for the Delphic Tripod After completing his twelve labours, Heracles contracted a disease and went to the Oracle at Delphi. The priestess was unable to help and so he became savage and started tearing the temple apart. He saw the Delphic Tripod and thought that if he took it, he’ll be able to make his own oracles. Apollo was not going to let Heracles carry off with this tripod , and so he began to wrestle with Heracles. Artemis was on Apollo’s side while Heracles was helped by Athena. Zeus decided to intervene and broke off the fight. Eventually, the oracle did give an oracle to Heracles and he was told that he needed to be a slave to Eurytus for a year. |
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Athena As the patron of heroes (especially wise heroes), shows Athena helping Perseus kill Medusa (whose head was eventually added to Athena’s aegis) |
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Hector vs Achilles This is a portrayal of a duel between Hector (a Trojan prince) and Achilles during the Trojan War. |
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Hephaestus Portrayed as ugly and disfigured carrying/surrounded by tools like a hammer. |
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The Third Labour - Ceryneian Hind King Eurystheus and Hera were angered that Heracles was able to kill the Nemean Lion (second task). So, they tasked him to capture the Ceryneian Hind (an animal sacred to Artemis). This hind was apparently so fast that it could outrun an arrow. This picture shows Heracles successfully catching the Ceryneian Hind. |
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The Olympian Gods Twelve gods who resided in Mt. Olympus and were the main gods of the Greeks. |
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Apollo and Daphne Apollo was so enamored with Daphne that he wanted to marry her. Daphne rejected him and so he chased her. She asked her father for help and she was turned into a laurel tree. |
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Aphrodite An apparently famous portrayal of Aphrodite using a slipper to dissuade the actions of a maenad. |
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Cupid and Psyche Cupid (or Eros) is a god closely related to Aphrodite. |
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Hades Bust of Hades (attributes are “regal looking” and his beard) |
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Prometheus Depicted as being bound and punished by Zeus’ eagle that pecked at his stomach for eternity. |
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Hephaestus Portrayed as ugly and disfigured carrying/surrounded by tools like a hammer. Depicts Hephaestus’ workshop. |
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The Anger of Achilles Artemis is described as a merciless killer of young girls. This portrait shows Achilles’ anger when Agamemnon said that he will sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to Artemis. |
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The Rape of Deianira While travelling together, Heracles and his wife Deianira came across a river where the centaur Nessus was the ferryman. While carrying Deianira across the river, he attempted to ravish her. Heracles was already on the further bank, and so he drew his bow and killed Nessus.Before he died, Nessus told Deianira that Heracles will eventually leave her. He instructs her to keep some of his blood because it could act as a poison. Deianira believed him and kept some of his blood. Heracles father so many illegitimate children across Greece and eventually fell in love with Iole. When Deianira heard of this, she smeared some of Nessus’ blood on one of his shirts. This poisoned Heracles and he threw himself into a funeral pyre from all of the pain. |
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The Golden Fleece Jason and his band of Argonauts set out on a quest for the Golden Fleece ordered by King Pelias, in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus. This is a portrayal of the golden fleece. |
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Cecrops Cecrops was a culture hero and was a mythical king of Athens. His top half was that of a man while his bottom half is a serpent-tail or fish-tail. He was the first King of Athens. |
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Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus Orpheus was beheaded by the maenads after he lost a battle of music. His head and lyre floated down a river and nymphs found them. |
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Hera She is Zeus’ wife and therefore portrayed like a queen. She usually is seen wearing a crown. |
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The Myth (Orpheus) Orpheus was born from one of the Muses (Calliope) and Apollo. This image shows Apollo teaching him to play the lyre. |
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Orpheus Portrayal of Orpheus as he is seen carrying a lyre and surrounded by animals. |
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Odysseus and the Sirens During his return home to Greece, Odysseus had to pass by the island of the sirens. The sirens were monsters that lured sailors into the rocks with their beautiful voices. Odysseus really wanted to hear the song of the sirens, and so he instructed his sailors to plug their ears with wax so they’ll be immune to the song and to tie him up at the mast and NOT listen to any of his directions so that he can hear the sirens’ song and still pass through the island safely. |
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Hades Kidnap of Persephone |
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Europa Europa had an affair with Zeus who was disguised as a beautiful white bull. |
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Europa Europa had an affair with Zeus who was disguised as a beautiful white bull. |
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Remus and Romulus Remus and Romulus were princes cast out of the city when their uncle, Amulius, usurped order. They were cast into the Tiber River and a she-wolf rescued them. This she-wolf nursed the twins until they were found and raised by a herdsman named Faustulus. |
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Dionysus The god of freedom. His main attributes are a drinking cup, ivy wreath, grape vines, thyrsus (wand or staff shaped as a fennel), and the leopard/panther. |
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Sacrifice of Iphigenia Agamemnon was getting ready to set sail to Troy for the war but the winds were against his ships. He ordered for a prophecy and was told that he must sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia in order to leave the shores. |
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Aphrodite Portrayal of one version of Aphrodite’s birth which said that she arose from the castrated genitals of Uranus thrown into the sea. |
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Apollo Usually portrayed with a bow and lyre. |
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The Intervention of the Sabine Women This is a portrayal of Hersilia (daughter of Titus and leader of the Sabines) rushing between her husband (Romulus) and her father and placing her babies in between them. |
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Demeter Usually portrayed as a very “plain” looking female wearing simple clothes. |
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Polyphemus the Cyclops Odysseus and his men came across a cave of the cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus went into the cave demanding a guest gift from Polyphemus but Polyphemus proved to be more aggressive and so Odysseus and his sailors were trapped in the cave. Odysseus blinded the cyclops by shooting its eye. |
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Aphrodite Painting of Aphrodite’s face - she’s usually portrayed as a very beautiful woman. |
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Medusa and the Gorgons Perseus was given a quest by King Polydectes to get the head of a gorgon. Perseus was helped by minor gods and was given winged sandals by the nymphs, a cap of invisibility by Hermes, and a kibisis (pouch) by Athena. This is a portrayal of Perseus after one of the gorgons Medusa. He ends up killing her, beheading her, storing her head in his kibisis, and showing this head to the King which kills him. |
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The Struggle for the Delphic Tripod After completing his twelve labours, Heracles contracted a disease and went to the Oracle at Delphi. The priestess was unable to help and so he became savage and started tearing the temple apart. He saw the Delphic Tripod and thought that if he took it, he’ll be able to make his own oracles. Apollo was not going to let Heracles carry off with this tripod , and so he began to wrestle with Heracles. Artemis was on Apollo’s side while Heracles was helped by Athena. Zeus decided to intervene and broke off the fight. Eventually, the oracle did give an oracle to Heracles and he was told that he needed to be a slave to Eurytus for a year. |
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Penelope and the Suitors Odysseus was King of Ithaca and so when he left for the war, the kingship stayed with his wife and son. But since 10 years has passed since he left, suitors started flocking Penelope since if she marries one, they’ll be the new King. When Odysseus finally came back to Ithaca, he kills all of Penelope’s suitors and reclaimed her and the throne. |
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Oceanus and Tethys Original sea deities. Oceanus and Tethys were titans. |
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Heracles and the serpents Hera found out that Zeus has a son with a mortal and so she sent two snakes to kill Heracles. Heracles grabbed both snakes and killed them. |
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Demeter She’s the mother of Persephone and a goddess of grain. Therefore, she’s usually portrayed as a slightly older woman carrying a staff. |
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Dionysus’ birth One version of Dionysus’ birth, depicted in this portrait, is his birth from Zeus’ thigh. Hermes stands by holding a sceptre, herald’s wand, and wearing his winged boots. |
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Dionysus The god of freedom. His main attributes are a drinking cup, ivy wreath, grape vines, thyrsus (wand or staff shaped as a fennel), and the leopard/panther. |
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Achelous Achelous, a minor river god, battled Heracles over a river nymph Deianeira. During the fight, Achelous was able to transform into different forms (since he is related to Poseidon). However, Heracles was still able to beat him. Heracles married Deianira. |
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Aphrodite |
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Temple at Delphi Remains of Apollo’s temple. |
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Diana and Callisto This is a painting which portrays Diana (Artemis) finding out their her servant Callisto is pregnant with Zeus’ child. Callisto was turned into a bear by Hera as punishment for bedding with Zeus. |
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Poseidon Portrayed as a mature man with a fully grown beard. He is usually carrying a trident which is his choice of weapon. |
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Dionysus, Acetes, and the Pirates Dionysus was captured by pirates during one of his travels. He told them that he was a god and that he should be let go but they did not believe him except for one sailor (Acetes). So, he transformed into a wild animal and killed the captain. The other crewmen jumped ship and as they hit the water transformed into dolphins. Only Acetes survived and he received Dionysus’ blessing and protection. |
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Dionysus The god of freedom. His main attributes are a drinking cup, ivy wreath, grape vines, thyrsus (wand or staff shaped as a fennel), and the leopard/panther. |
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Apollo Usually portrayed with a bow and lyre. |
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Cattle Thief (Hermes) When he was a baby, Hermes stole Apollo’s cattle. As payment for the cattle when he was confronted, Hermes gave Apollo his lyre which ends up being one of Apollo’s most significant attributes. |
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Apollo Usually portrayed with a bow and lyre. |
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Hermes Portrayed with a traveler’s cap (petasus), herald’s wand (caduceus), and winged boots (talaria). |
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The Twelfth Labour - Cerberus For the twelfth labour, Eurystheus ordered Heracles to go to the Underworld and kidnap the three-headed beast Cerberus who guarded the entrance to Hades. This is a portrayal of Heracles grabbing Cerberus and wrestling it into submission. Heracles was able to bring Cerberus back to Eurystheus to show the King that he finished his task. Cerberus was eventually returned to the Underworld. |
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Artemis Usually portrayed as a young woman with a bow and arrow surrounded by animals. She’s the virginal goddess of the hunt. |
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Seven Against Thebes This is a scene from the Seven Against Thebes where Capaneus scales the city wall of Thebes. |
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The Fourth Labour - Erymanthian Boar Four his fourth labour, he was tasked with killing a boar which was so savage that it would kill men and animals all over the countryside. He was able to find the boar and chased it to a thicket, Here he was able to trap the boar with a net and brought the boar to Mycenae. This is a portrayal of Heracles showing the boar to Eurystheus. Eurystheus was so amazed and frightened that he hid in a partly buried bronze jar. |
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Pandora An illustration of Pandora holding the “Pandora’s Box” where all evils of the world escaped from. |
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Other Myths of Argos - Daughters of Danaus (Danaids) Danaus had fifty daughters who were to marry the fifty sons of Danaus’ twin brother Aegyptus. All but one of the daughters killed their husbands in their wedding nights. These forty-nine women were punished for eternity when they are tasked with filling a well to the brim, but the well has holes and so they could never achieve their goal. |
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Zeus King of Heaven and is the mightiest god. He is the god of lightning and is portrayed with a lightning bolt ready to strike and a regal bird (eagle, falcon, etc.) |
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Athena Athena is a goddess of civilization and order and so she is usually portrayed as being victorious against disorderly things like centaurs. |
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Triton Minor sea god and son of Poseidon. He is usually portrayed like a merman. |
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Sinis the Pine Bender Sinis was a bandit killed by Theseus on Theseus’ way to Athens. Sinis would force travelers to help him bend pine trees to the ground and then unexpectedly let go, catapulting the victims through the air. Other accounts say that he would tie people to two pine trees and let the trees go, tearing his victims apart. Thus, he was called “pine-bender”. |
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Asclepius Apollo’s son. Minor god of healing and portrayed with a staff. |
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Rape of Persephone (by Hades) Hades took Persephone as his wife against her will. She was walking through a meadow when she was kidnapped by Hades and brought to the Underworld. When Demeter found out that her daughter has been taken, grains stopped growing. |
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The Minotaur Poseidon, as punishment to Minos, made Pasiphae (Minos’ wife) fall in love with a bull. Pasiphae then instructed a craftsman named Daedalus to make a hollow wooden cow so that she could crawl inside it and mate with the bull. The offspring was the Minotaur. Pasiphae nursed this minotaur but as it grew, it became more ferocious and devoured humans. Daedalus constructed a labyrinth to hold the Minotaur. Every year, Athenians would cast lots - whoever is drawn will be fed to the Minotaur. Theseus volunteered to slay the monster. Ariadne fell in love with Theseus and helped him navigate the labyrinth. Theseus killed the Minotaur and was able to find his way back out of the labyrinth because of Ariadne’s help. |
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Death of Pentheus When Dionysus returned to Greece from his travels, his aunts rejected him and spread rumours about his mother. Therefore, he made them go crazy and they turned against their own children. Agave, one of his aunts, ripped apart her own son Pentheus. |
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Acteon Acteon accidentally saw Artemis bathing while hunting in the forest, and so she turned him into a stag. His hunting party saw the stag and hunted it down with dogs. |
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Dionysus Dionysus traveled in the company of maenads |
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Achelous Achelous, a minor river god, battled Heracles over a river nymph Deianeira. During the fight, Achelous was able to transform into different forms (since he is related to Poseidon). However, Heracles was still able to beat him. Heracles married Deianira. |
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Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius This was a sculpture depicting a scene from the Aeneid. It depicts Aeneas, a Trojan hero, carrying his father Anchises and his son Ascanius from Troy, after it has been defeated by the Greek army. Aeneas is one of the greatest Roman heroes. |
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Heracles the son of Zeus with Alcmena. He is usually portrayed as a very strong-bodied man carrying a club, fur of a lion / lion head, and bow and arrows. |
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Pandora The creation of Pandora |
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Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius This was a sculpture depicting a scene from the Aeneid. It depicts Aeneas, a Trojan hero, carrying his father Anchises and his son Ascanius from Troy, after it has been defeated by the Greek army. Aeneas is one of the greatest Roman heroes. |
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Phineus and the Harpies Phineus was a seer who was tormented by harpies. Jason and the Argonauts came upon Phineus’ island during their quest for the golden fleece and Phineus told the men his problem with the harpies. The Argonauts set a trap for the harpies and were able to kill them. |
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Medea Medea fell in love with Jason and helped him in his quest. She was portrayed as a very dominant figure since she would often result to violence (as portrayed) to help Jason. She was said to be a witch who rode a chariot of flying serpents. |
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Prometheus Depicted as being bound and punished by Zeus’ eagle that pecked at his stomach for eternity. |
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Calypso and Odysseus Calypso seduced Odysseus and kept him on her island for years which delayed his return to his wife Penelope. This is a portrayal of Calypso finding Odysseus crying while longing for home as he looked out into the ocean. |
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Niobe Artemis and Apollo were twins born from Leto. Niobe is a queen of Thebes who insulted their mother Leto because Leto only had two children (the twins) while Niobe had fourteen (7 boys and 7 girls). Therefore, Artemis and Apollo killed all fourteen of Niobe’s children to honour their mother. |
