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Greek Mythology Part III
The Olympians
Hephaestus / Vulcan
Patron God of metalworkers,
chief promoter of civilisation
and city life, protector of the
artisan class.
Concern:
Attributes:
“Hephaestus and Thetis”
Dutuit Painter 480 BCE
Hermes / Mercury
The trickster god whose stone likeness
(Herms) were used as boundary markers
and street signposts.
Concerns:
Attributes:
“Mercury”
Schardt, 1530
Hestia / Vesta
Virgin goddess of the hearth and
home, never left Olympus and
never got involved in the
struggles of men or gods.
Concern:
Attributes:
‘Hestia Giustiniani’
Graesk c470
Hades / Pluto
Along with Zeus and Poseidon,
shared the governance of the
universe. The “unseen one”
was associated with the realm
beneath the earth’s surface.
Concerns:
Attributes:
“Persephone and Hades”
Mid 4th century BCE
Dionysus / Bacchus
God of wine, the life force, the distinctive
side of personality, admitted to Olympus
later than the others (thought to be at the
expense of the colourless Hestia).
Concerns:
Attributes:
“Bacchus”
Michelangelo, 1497
Persephone / Proserpina
Queen of the dead, represents the Greek
girls who upon marriage, lose both their
childhood and mothers. As she lives in the
Underworld and is so closely associated
with her mother Demeter, Persephone is
not considered an Olympian but is closely
associated with them.
Concern:
Attributes:
“Pluto and Proserpina”
Bernini, 1621-1622