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Homeric Hymns
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The Homeric Hymns are a collection of thirty-three ancient Greek hymns and one epigram. The hymns praise deities of the Greek pantheon and retell mythological stories, often involving a deity's birth,
The Dionysus Cup, a kylix painted by the Athenian Exekias around 530 BCE, possibly showing the narrative of the seventh Homeric Hymn
The Dionysus Cup, a kylix painted by the Athenian Exekias around 530 BCE, possibly showing the narrative of the seventh Homeric Hymn
A Roman bust of Homer, considered in antiquity to be the poet of the Homeric Hymns, after a Hellenistic version of the second century BCE
A Roman bust of Homer, considered in antiquity to be the poet of the Homeric Hymns, after a Hellenistic version of the second century BCE
A fragmentary painting, showing Hermes, from Stabiae, first century CE
A fragmentary painting, showing Hermes, from Stabiae, first century CE
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli: a fifteenth-century painting indirectly influenced by the second Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli: a fifteenth-century painting indirectly influenced by the second Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
Persephone
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In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after her abduction by her uncle Hades, the king of the underworld, who
Homeric Hymns
…possibly also the binding of Hera and Dionysus's arrival on Olympus 2 "To Demeter" Demeter c. late 7th – c. early 6th century BCE 495 The abduction of Persephone, Demeter's attempt to recover her from the Underworld, and the origin of the cult of Demeter at Eleusis 3 "To Apollo" Apollo 522 BCE 546 The foundation…
Terracotta votive plaque from Eleusis, 450 BC, NAMA, 190875
Terracotta votive plaque from Eleusis, 450 BC, NAMA, 190875
Sarcophagus with the abduction of Persephone. Walters Art Museum. Baltimore, Maryland
Sarcophagus with the abduction of Persephone. Walters Art Museum. Baltimore, Maryland
The Rape of Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1621–22) at the Galleria Borghese in Rome
The Rape of Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1621–22) at the Galleria Borghese in Rome
Hades (right) and Persephone (left). Detail from an Attic red-figure amphora, ca. 470 BC. From Italy. Louvre
Hades (right) and Persephone (left). Detail from an Attic red-figure amphora, ca. 470 BC. From Italy. Louvre