Click on a bunch of images. The gallery all that text a little overwhelming. The myths pages more of a storybook style.
Jump right in and start to learn about all those women in greek myths that you know you should know about but just don t. A big list with lots of images and a great place to start. Top collection pan the faun statue greek mythology god of wild nature sculpture in premium cold cast bronze 9 5 inch collection figurine 4 2 out of 5 stars 41 47 25 47.
Greek artists would reach a peak of artistic excellence which captured the human form in a way never before seen and which was much copied. The sculpture of ancient greece from 800 to 300 bce took early inspiration from egyptian and near eastern monumental art and over centuries evolved into a uniquely greek vision of the art form. This is mirrored in the stories and mythology.
In some ways this reflects the patriarchal society of ancient greece where women typically didn t seem to have had many rights they weren t able to own property vote or inherit land. From problematic patriarchies to queer perspectives. How art reinterprets greek mythology.
The greek patriarchy oppressed and secluded women throughout the thousands of. Much of the art will show the power and freedom the goddesses had that the common woman did not but also show greek mythology mirrored and perpetuated the life of a common woman during the greek patriarchy. My research will be comparing and contrasting the depiction of women and greek goddesses in ancient greek art.
See more ideas about greek mythology mythology greek myths. Jul 17 2020 explore sofia s board greek mythology followed by 306 people on pinterest. Although no unified telling of greek mythology exists sources like homer s iliad and ovid s metamorphoses provide an alternate history of humanity from the creation of the first woman to the downfall of troy below we detail six myths essential to understanding the greek mythology that has been woven into art history.
In homer s iliad 5 370 417 she is daughter of zeus and dione she was married to hephaestus but bore him no children she had many lovers most notably ares to whom she bore harmonia.
Female greek mythology sculptures. In greek mythology andromeda is the daughter of cepheus an aethiopian king and cassiopeia. When cassiopeia s boasts that andromeda is more beautiful than the nereids poseidon influenced by hades sends a sea monster cetus to ravage aethiopia as divine punishment. The sculpture of ancient greece is the main surviving type of fine ancient greek art as with the exception of painted ancient greek pottery almost no ancient greek painting survives. Modern scholarship identifies three major stages in monumental sculpture in bronze and stone.
The archaic from about 650 to 480 bc classical 480 323 and hellenistic. At all periods there were great numbers. Deity description aphrodite ἀφροδίτη aphroditē. Goddess of beauty love desire and pleasure.
In hesiod s theogony 188 206 she was born from sea foam and the severed genitals of uranus.
In hesiod s theogony 188 206 she was born from sea foam and the severed genitals of uranus. Goddess of beauty love desire and pleasure. Deity description aphrodite ἀφροδίτη aphroditē.
At all periods there were great numbers. The archaic from about 650 to 480 bc classical 480 323 and hellenistic. Modern scholarship identifies three major stages in monumental sculpture in bronze and stone.
The sculpture of ancient greece is the main surviving type of fine ancient greek art as with the exception of painted ancient greek pottery almost no ancient greek painting survives. When cassiopeia s boasts that andromeda is more beautiful than the nereids poseidon influenced by hades sends a sea monster cetus to ravage aethiopia as divine punishment. In greek mythology andromeda is the daughter of cepheus an aethiopian king and cassiopeia.
