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The following is a list of gods, goddesses, and many other divine and semi-divine figures from ancient Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion. Immortals The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes.
The following is a list of gods, goddesses, and many other divine and semi-divine figures from ancient Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion. Major gods and goddesses The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes.
The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Chaos
In ancient Greek art, warriors on reliefs and painted vases were often shown as nude in combat, which was not in fact the Greek custom, and in other contexts. Idealized young men (but not women) were carved in kouros figures, and cult images in the temples of some male deities were nude. Later, portrait statues of the rich, including Roman ...
Hades, god of the Underworld, one of the big three; Demeter, goddess of agriculture; Artemis, goddess of the moon, archery and virginity; Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, fertility and love; Eros, god of love (greek cupid) Muses. Calliope, goddess of epic poetry; Clio, goddess of history; Erato, goddess of erotic poetry; Euterpe, goddess of lyric ...
The Aphrodite of Knidos (or Cnidus) was an Ancient Greek sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite created by Praxiteles of Athens around the 4th century BC. It was one of the first life-sized representations of the nude female form in Greek history, displaying an alternative idea to male heroic nudity.
The middle son of Cronus and Rhea. Brother of Zeus and Hades. Married to the Nereid Amphitrite; although, as with many of the male Greek gods, he had many lovers. His symbols include the trident, horse, bull, and dolphin. Demeter: Ceres: Goddess of the harvest, fertility, agriculture, nature and the seasons.
Paintings of Greek gods (3 C, 4 P) Pan (god) in art (2 C, 4 P) S. Sculptures of Greek gods (8 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Greek gods in art"