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Dialogues of the Gods
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Dialogues of the Gods are twenty-five miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods, written in the Attic Greek dialect by the Syrian author Lucian of Samosata. The work was tra
Dialogues of the Gods (This manuscript contains ten of the dialogues of Lucianus)
Dialogues of the Gods (This manuscript contains ten of the dialogues of Lucianus)
Athena is born from Zeus's forehead as he grasps the clothing of Eileithyia on the right; black-figured amphora, 550–525 BC, Louvre.
Athena is born from Zeus's forehead as he grasps the clothing of Eileithyia on the right; black-figured amphora, 550–525 BC, Louvre.
Selene and Endymion, antique fresco from Pompeii.
Selene and Endymion, antique fresco from Pompeii.
The Death of Hyacinthus, oil painting by Méry-Joseph Blondel.
The Death of Hyacinthus, oil painting by Méry-Joseph Blondel.
Heracles
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Heracles, born Alcaeus or Alcides, was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon. He was a descendant of Perseus, another son of Zeus.
Dialogues of the Gods
…is not the case. Hermes explains that Zeus is in love with Alcmene, the wife of Amphitryon, and wants to spend time with her to father a great hero, Heracles, who will be mightier than any other. Helios agrees but expresses concern about the impact of Zeus's actions on the world, and unfavorably compares…
One of the most famous depictions of Heracles, Farnese Hercules, Roman marble statue on the basis of an original by Lysippos, 216 CE. National Archaeo
One of the most famous depictions of Heracles, Farnese Hercules, Roman marble statue on the basis of an original by Lysippos, 216 CE. National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy
Heracles carrying his son Hyllus looks at the centaur Nessus, who is about to carry Deianira across the river on his back. Antique fresco from Pompeii
Heracles carrying his son Hyllus looks at the centaur Nessus, who is about to carry Deianira across the river on his back. Antique fresco from Pompeii.
Greek mythology influenced the Etruscans. This vase at Caere shows King Eurytus of Oechalia and Heracles in a symposium. Krater of corinthian columns
Greek mythology influenced the Etruscans. This vase at Caere shows King Eurytus of Oechalia and Heracles in a symposium. Krater of corinthian columns called 'Krater of Eurytion', c. 600 BCE
Heracles strangling snakes (detail from an Attic red-figured stamnos, c. 480–470 BCE)
Heracles strangling snakes (detail from an Attic red-figured stamnos, c. 480–470 BCE)