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This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses. The various artworks are used throughout history as ...
While the Greek gods are immortal and unaffected by aging, the mortality of humans forces them to move through the stages of life, before reaching death. [2] The group of figures referred to as "heroes" (or "demigods"), unique to Greek religion and mythology, are (after the time of Homer) individuals who have died but continue to exert power in ...
The Eleusis Amphora. The Pelike of Odysseus and Elpenor is a jar from Attika in 440 BCE. It portrays Elpenor begging Odysseus to give him a proper burial. Elpenor had drunkenly fallen off the roof of a boat and his death went unnoticed which means he did not get his burial rights and could not proceed through his journey in the underworld.
Greek coins are the only art form from the ancient Greek world which can still be bought and owned by private collectors of modest means. The most widespread coins, used far beyond their native territories and copied and forged by others, were the Athenian tetradrachm , issued from c. 510 to c. 38 BC , and in the Hellenistic age the Macedonian ...
Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on the culture, arts, and literature of Western civilization and remains part of Western heritage and language. Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derived inspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in the themes. [4]: 43
Persephone (painting) Polyphemus (Sebastiano del Piombo) Prometheus (Orozco) Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan; Prometheus Bound (Rubens) Prometheus Bound (Thomas Cole) Psamathe (Leighton) The Psyché (My Studio) Psyche Abandoned (painting) Pygmalion and Galatea (Girodet) Pygmalion and Galatea (Gérôme painting) Pygmalion and the Image series
Art contributed to how the Greeks conceived of the gods, and depictions would often assign them certain symbols, such as the thunderbolt of Zeus or the trident of Poseidon. [17] The principal gods of the Greek pantheon were the twelve Olympians, [30] who lived on Mount Olympus, [31] and were connected to each other as part of a single family. [32]