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Greek Olympians
-Mythology HistoryAllayna Joslyn
12/8/2015
HUM& 101
"Gigantomachia." A Classic a Day. James Green, 19 Dec. 2012. Web. 8
Dec. 2015. <http://aclassicaday.blogspot.com/2012_12_01_archive.html>.
My Virtual Museum:
Pictures are worth a thousand words and can be interpreted in a thousand
different ways, but these artist meant to tell one a story in their paintings. They
wanted to tell the story of the Olympians and pieces of their mythological
history.
In my virtual museum you will be able to explore and depict the lives of the
Greek Olympian Gods and Goddesses. And better understand the real story
behind each painting.
The Museum is split into two exhibits. Exhibit one will show paintings of the
main five Olympian Goddesses. The second exhibit will show paintings of
seven of the main Olympian Gods.
Olympians that will be featured in the museumThere are 12 main Greek Olympians:
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Zeus (Jupiter, in Roman mythology): the king of all the gods (and father to many) and god of weather, law and fate
Hera (Juno): the queen of the gods and goddess of women and marriage
Aphrodite (Venus): goddess of beauty and love
Apollo (Apollo): god of prophecy, music and poetry and knowledge
Ares (Mars): god of war
Artemis (Diana): goddess of hunting, animals and childbirth
Athena (Minerva): goddess of wisdom and defense
Demeter (Ceres): goddess of agriculture and grain
Dionysus (Bacchus): god of wine, pleasure and festivity
Hephaestus (Vulcan): god of fire, metalworking and sculpture
Hermes (Mercury): god of travel, hospitality and trade and Zeus’s personal messenger
Poseidon (Neptune): god of the sea
Exhibit one: Olympian
Goddesses
In the first exhibit you will see 5 of the main Greek Olympian Goddesses Venus, Artemis, Juno, Athena, and
Demeter and their most famous paintings that depict who they are.
By, Sebastiano Ricci, 17121716
Title: "Artemis and Callisto"
By, Sandro Botticelli's
Title: The Birth of Venus (Created mid-1480s)
By, François Boucher, French (1703–1770)
Title: Juno Asking Aeolus to Release the
Winds
By, Sandro Boticelli,ca. 1482
Title: "Athena and Centaur"
By, Frederick Leighton, 1891
Title: The Return of Persephone
Venus/Aphrodit
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By, Sandro Botticelli's
Title: The Birth of Venus (Created mid-1480s)
Description: In the painting you see the goddess rising
from a seashell. It is interpreted as Venus being born.
Venus also known as Aphrodite is the goddess of
beauty and love.
Tempera on canvas
"Myths Encyclopedia." Venus. Advameg, Inc. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Tr-Wa/Venus.html#ixzz3tZe5sVEl>.
Artemis/Diana
By, Sebastiano Ricci, 1712-1716
Title: "Artemis and Callisto"
Museum:Academy Gallery, Venice, Italy
Description: Goddess Artemis finds out that nymph Callisto is pregnant with god
Zeus.
"Greek Mythology Paintings (museums in Venice and Naples, Italy)." Greek Mythology Paintings
(museums in Venice and Naples, Italy). Igreekmythology.com, 2009. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.
http://www.igreekmythology.com/greek-mythology-paintings-4.html
Juno/Hera
By, François Boucher, French (1703–1770)
Title: Juno Asking Aeolus to Release the Winds
Description: It was said that Juno was jealous toward
Venus and wanted to prevent the fleet of Venus’s son
Aeneas from reaching shore and founding a Trojan
colony in Italy. So Juno went to Aeolus (the keeper of
winds) and asked him to unleash their fury on Aeneas’s
fleet.
Juno also known as Hera was the queen of the gods and
goddess of women and marriage
Tolman, Denise. "Artist Franqois Boucher 1769 Juno Asking Aeolus to Release the Winds." Flickr. Yahoo!, 10 May 2009. Web.
6 Dec. 2015. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/denisetolman/3521627609/in/photostream/>.
Athena/Minerva
By, Sandro Boticelli,ca. 1482
Title: "Athena and Centaur"
Museum: Ufizzi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Description:Goddess Athena, trying to tame a Centaur.
Athena also known as Minerva is the goddess of wisdom and defense.
"Greek Mythology Paintings (museums in Venice and Naples, Italy)." Greek Mythology Paintings
(museums in Venice and Naples, Italy). Igreekmythology.com, 2009. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.
http://www.igreekmythology.com/greek-mythology-paintings-4.html
Demeter/Ceres
By, Frederick Leighton, 1891
Title: The Return of Persephone
Description: Demeter who was angry that Hades had her daughter caused a drought and said
it would continue to kill people if the Gods did not help get her daughter back. The painting
shows Persephone being returned to her mother Demeter after living in the underworld with
Hades. But because Hades gave Persephone a pomegranate seed, and she ate it, she would
be compelled to return to Hades. So Demeter and Hades made an agreement that he would
get her for one third of the year (of some say half the year).
Demeter also known as Ceres is goddess of agriculture and grain.
Cartwright, Mark. "Demeter." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History
Encyclopedia Limited, 27 Aug. 2012. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.ancient.eu/demeter/>.
Exhibit two: Olympian Gods
In the second exhibit you will see 7 of the main Greek Olympian Gods Zeus, Apollo, Ares, Dionysos, Hephaistos,
Hermes, and Poseidon and their most famous paintings that depict who they are.
By, Andrea Mantegna
Title: "Mars and Venus or
Parnassus"
By, François Boucher (1703-1770)
Title: Apollo and Issa
By, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Title: Jupiter and Thetis
By, Diego Velazquez, 1630
Title: "Hephaestus' workshop"
By, Caravaggio,ca. 1597
Title: "Dionysus"
By, François Boucher
Title: Mercury Confiding the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs of Nysa
By, Nicolas Poussin
Title: The Triumph of Neptune
Zeus/Jupiter
By, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French Neoclassical Painter)
Created: 1811
Title: Jupiter and Thetis
Description: When Achilles prize of war Briseis was taken from him he was
outraged. So he went to his mother Thetis and asked her if she would talk to
Zeus into honoring him by giving aid to the Trojans in his absence. The painting
depicts Thetis talking and trying to convince Zeus to do as her son asked.
Zeus also known as Jupiter is the king of all the gods (and father to many) and
god of weather, law and fate
Dué-Hackney, Dr. Casey. "Art History 1380 Concept Videos." Art History 1380
Concept Videos. Art History 1380 Concept Videos. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.class.uh.edu/classes/Arth1380/ArtConceptPages/HomerInArt/index
Apoll
o
By, François Boucher (1703-1770) French Rococo painter
Title: Apollo and Issa
Description: In this painting Apollo is revealing his divinity
to the shepherdess.
Apollo is the god of prophecy, music and poetry and
knowledge
"APOLLO." Greek Mythology Index. Myth Index, 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.mythindex.com/greek-mythology/A/Apollo.html>.
Ares/Mars
By, Andrea Mantegna (1431 Isola di Cartura - 1506,
Mantova)
Title: "Mars and Venus or Parnassus" 1497
Description: The Nine Muses are Dancing. Apollo plays
with his Lyre, Hermes identified by the Caduceus and his
wings with the Pegasus horse. The dance is observed by
Ares and Aphrodite (Mars and Venus). The husband of
Aphrodite, Hephaistos seen in a cave. He is supposed to
be angry about the love affair of his wife Aphrodite with
Ares. Hephaistos constructed a device to trap Ares and
Aphrodite when they were together in a bed in order to
show to the other gods that their love was not only
"Platonic".
"Andrea Mantegna's Mars and Venus or Parnassus." Mantegna's Parnassus. Mantegna's Parnassus. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/Art/Master4.html>.
Dionysus/Bacchus
By, Caravaggio,ca. 1597
Title: "Dionysus"
Museum: Ufizzi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Description: Portrait of young god Dionysus.
Dionysos also known as Bacchus is the god of wine, pleasure
and festivity.
"Greek Mythology Paintings (museums in Venice and Naples, Italy)." Greek Mythology Paintings (museums in
Venice and Naples, Italy). Igreekmythology.com, 2009. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.
http://www.igreekmythology.com/greek-mythology-paintings-4.html .
Hephaestus/Vulca
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By, Diego Velazquez, 1630
Title: "Hephaestus' workshop"
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Museum: Madrid,"Museo del Prado", Spain
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Description: God Apollo informs god Hephaestus that his wife Aphrodite http://www.igreekmythology.com/greek-mythology-paintings-4.html .
has cheated on him with god Ares .
Hephaestus also known as Vulcan is the God of fire, metalworking and
sculpture.
Hermes/Mercur
y
By, François Boucher, French (1703–1770)
Title: Mercury Confiding the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs of Nysa
18th century, 1769
Description: Born of Jupiter’s illicit union with the princess Semele, Bacchus
was transported by Mercury to Nysa for safekeeping from Juno’s jealous rage.
Nestled in the clouds beside Mercury, the eagle bearing a lightning shaft
alludes to the circumstances of Bacchus’s fiery birth.
Hermes also known as Mercury is the god of travel, hospitality
"Mercury Confiding the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs of Nysa." Mercury Confiding the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs of Nysa.
and trade and Zeus’s personal messenger
Kimbell Art Museum. Web. 9 Dec. 2015. <https://www.kimbellart.org/collection-object/mercury-confiding-infant-bacchus-nymphs-
Poseidon/Neptu
ne
By, Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) (French Baroque
painter)
Title: The Triumph of Neptune
Description: Amphitrite fled from Neptune's wooing,
but he sent dolphins after her which succeeded in
persuading her to return to become his bride. She
rides beside his chariot on a dolphin's back, an arch
of drapery billows over her head, a common feature
of sea-goddesses from antiquity. They are
surrounded by a retinue of Tritons (the name for
mermen in general) and Nereids (sea-nymphs, the
daughters of Nereus, the 'old man of the sea' in
Greek mythology).
Poseidon also known as Neptune is the god of the
Krén, Emil. "The Triumph of Neptune by POUSSIN, Nicolas." The Triumph of Neptune by POUSSIN, Nicolas.
Web Gallery of Art. Web. 9 Dec. 2015. <http://www.wga.hu/html_m/p/poussin/2/12neptun.html>.
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