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20 March 2015, 03:01:46: Source: The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg FullMoon2010.jpg Ganymede, moon of Jupiter, NASA.jpg: Author: Apollo 17 Picture of the Whole Earth: NASA. Telescopic Image of the Full Moon: Gregory H. Revera Computer-enhanced image of Ganymede: NASA/JPL/DLR
Ganymede and Europa are two of the four largest moons orbiting Jupiter, known as the Galilean moons. Europa is similar in size to Earth’s Moon, while Ganymede is the largest moon in the whole ...
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Zeus pursues Ganymede on one side, while the youth runs away on the other side, rolling along a hoop while holding aloft a crowing cock. The Ganymede myth was depicted in recognizable contemporary terms, illustrated with common behavior of homoerotic courtship rituals, as on a vase by the "Achilles Painter" where Ganymede also flees with a cock.
Ganymede also wears a hat and has the same carefully arranged corkscrew locks underneath it. The long hair hangs down over his neck and shoulders. His expression is strained, serious and pensive, in strong contrast to Zeus' satisfied expression. In his left hand Ganymede holds a hen, a common gift associated with pederasty at the time.
Articles relating to Ganymede and his depictions. He is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy . Homer describes Ganymede as the most beautiful of mortals, abducted by the gods, to serve as Zeus's cup-bearer in Olympus .
Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle (c. 1531–1532) is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance artist Antonio da Correggio. It is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum , Vienna , Austria . The work was part of a series executed by Correggio for Federico II Gonzaga in Mantua , about the loves of Jupiter .
Ganymede diagram fr.png Ganymede diagram-it.svg This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons ( Featured pictures ) and is considered one of the finest images.