希腊神邸表.docx

The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with?relief?scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other?vessels?were painted with scenes from Greek myths.Major gods and goddesses[edit source]DeityDescriptionAphrodite?(?φροδ?τη,?Aphroditē)Goddess of beauty, love, desire, and pleasure. Although married to?Hephaestus?she had many lovers, most notably?Ares,?Adonis, and?Anchises. She was depicted as an extraordinarily beautiful woman, with poets praising the radiance of her smile in particular. Her symbols include roses and other flowers, the?scallop?shell, and the?myrtle?wreath. Her sacred animals include doves and sparrows. Her Roman counterpart is?Venus.Apollo?(?π?λλων,?Apóllōn)God of music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry, manly beauty, and archery. He is the son of?Zeus?and?Leto, and the twin brother of?Artemis. Both Apollo and Artemis use a bow and arrow. Apollo is often incorrectly identified as the god of the sun. Although Apollo is the god of the sun in Roman mythology, Helios is the god of the sun in Greek mythology. In sculpture, Apollo is depicted as a very handsome, beardless young man with long hair and an ideal physique. As the embodiment of perfectionism, he could be cruel and destructive, and his love affairs were rarely happy. He often appears in the company of the Muses. His attributes include the?laurel wreath?and?lyre. His sacred animals include?roe deer, swans, cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows, foxes, mice, and snakes. His Roman counterpart is also named Apollo.Ares?(?ρη?,?árēs)God of war, bloodshed, and violence. The son of?Zeus?and?Hera, he was depicted as a beardless youth, either nude with a helmet and spear or sword, or as an armed warrior.?Homer?portrays him as moody and unreliable, and he generally represents the chaos of war in contrast to Athena, a goddess of military strategy