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Olympian Deities – Children of Cronus

Olympian Deities – Children of Cronus. Zeus/Jupiter/Jove. Zeus/Jupiter/Jove father-figure, weather god-especially thunderbolts, governs hospitality and patriarchal order. Bird is eagle. Zeus chasing maiden. Zeus as bull abducting Europa. Zeus abducting Ganymede.

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Olympian Deities – Children of Cronus

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  1. Olympian Deities – Children of Cronus Zeus/Jupiter/Jove

  2. Zeus/Jupiter/Jovefather-figure, weather god-especially thunderbolts, governs hospitality and patriarchal order Bird is eagle

  3. Zeus chasing maiden

  4. Zeus as bull abducting Europa

  5. Zeus abducting Ganymede

  6. Zeus took many forms – e.g. a swan and a shower of gold

  7. Hera/Juno – goddess who governs wives, childbirth, and womens’ issues, bird is peacock Rembrandt

  8. Hestia/Vesta – hearth and household Hestia behind central figure with veil over head

  9. Demeter/Ceres – goddess of harvest and planting, agriculture Demeter is often shown with her daughter, Persephone/Proserpina (aka Kore).

  10. Hades/Pluto/Dis – God of Underworld and the Dead Hades is usually pictured with Persephone/Proserpina, his wife.

  11. Carracci painting of Pluto – 16th century

  12. Poseidon/Neptune – God of the Sea, especially storms, and god of earthquakes. Known as ‘earthshaker’. Poseidon and Amphitrite

  13. Later paintings of Neptune Poussin, 17th Century

  14. Rubens, 17th Century

  15. Neptune and son, Triton, a merman By Bernini, 17th Century

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