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12 Greek Gods and Goddesses: Media

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Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, and fertility.
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Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne
Apollo and Daphne, marble sculpture by Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–25; in the...
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Titian: Venus and Adonis
Venus and Adonis, oil on canvas by Titian, 1554; in the National Gallery,...
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Athena
Athena.
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Artemis
Artemis as a huntress; in the Louvre, Paris
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Ares
Ares, classical sculpture; in the National Roman Museum, Rome.
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Apollo Belvedere, restored Roman copy of the Greek original attributed to Leochares,...
Alinari/Art Resource, New York
Demeter
Demeter, statue, mid-4th century bce; in the...
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Dionysus
Dionysus.
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Pluto and Proserpina
Pluto and Proserpina, marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1621–22;...
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the gods on Olympus
The gods on Olympus: Athena, Zeus, Dionysus, Hera, and Aphrodite. Detail of a painting...
Alinari/Art Resource, New York
Hermes
Hermes bearing a caduceus, Roman copy, c. 1st century ce,...
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Poseidon
Poseidon hurling his trident, coin (reverse), 300-295 bce.
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund (1929.911.b), www.clevelandart.org.
Ganymede and Zeus in the form of an eagle, antique marble statue; in the Vatican...
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