![]() Odysseus - The hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, Odysseus was brave and strong, but mostly got by on his wits and intelligence.He is the central character in Homer's Iliad. Achilles - The greatest hero of the Trojan war, Achilles was invulnerable except for his heel.He was very strong and fought many monsters in his adventures. Hercules - A son of Zeus and the greatest hero in Greek Mythology, Hercules had many labors he had to perform.Sometimes the hero, even though mortal, was somehow related to the gods. He performed brave exploits and adventures. He was a god of the Olympians stature, but lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus.Ī Greek hero was a brave and strong man that was favored by the gods. Demeter - Goddess of agriculture and the seasons.His symbols include fire, the hammer, the anvil, and the donkey. Her symbols include the dove, swan, and rose. Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty.Her symbols are the owl and the olive branch. Athena - Greek goddess of wisdom, defense, and war.His symbols include winged sandals and the caduceus (which is a staff with two snakes wrapped around it). Hermes is also the messenger of the gods. Her symbols include the moon, the bow and arrow, and the deer. Artemis - Goddess of the hunt, archery, and animals.His symbols include the sun, the bow and arrow, and the lyre. Apollo - Greek god of archery, music, light, and prophecy.He is the son of Zeus and the youngest Olympian. Dionysus - Lord of wine and celebrations.Poseidon - God of the ocean, earthquakes, and horses.Her symbols are the peacock, pomegranate, lion, and cow. She is the goddess of marriage and family. Hera - Queen of the gods and married to Zeus.Zeus - Leader of the Olympians and god of the sky and lightning.The twelve Olympian gods were the major gods of the Greeks and lived on Mount Olympus. They were overthrown by their children, led by Zeus. They ruled during what was called the golden age. There were twelve of them including the parents of Zeus, Cronus and Rhea. Click on the god or goddess to learn more about their individual myths and stories. It is also the religion of Ancient Greece as the Greeks built temples and offered sacrifices to their major gods.īelow are some of the major Greek gods. Greek mythology consists of all the stories and tales about the Greek gods, goddesses, and heroes. She is a winged figure and her gaze is represented in a triangular mirror fragment.The Greeks had numerous gods and many stories and myths that surrounded them. She uses a yardstick to measure destinies and a rudder to correct the uprightness of life. We see him through the shell, caressing the strings. Hermes, indomitable and enterprising, discovers that he can produce wonderful sounds out of a turtle shell. His symbols are the cup, the bunch of grapes, the vine and the leaf. These are the emblems of our heaven.ĭionysus, the god of the vital force, of ecstasy and dance, the god of vine and ivy, of the earth and the ripening fruit. In a mirror fragment, her gaze is turned towards us. She has wings and a dark veil with which she envelops the world. Nyx, the goddess of the night, the queen of the interruption of life. With wings in his hair, his image is always dreamy. Hypnos, the god of sleep who brings dreams. Her symbols: the flower and leaf on a branch, the pistil, the seed. Neptunus, god of the sea depths, represented by two symbols: a fragment of a Trident and a drop which signifies the sandy sea floor.įlora, the goddess with her hair in the wind, whose reflection appears in a mirror fragment. The meanings she bestows on objects enable them to retrace the lost path to myth and magic: they metamorphosize into amulets. She lovingly engraves the images in precious materials, which become imbued with meaning. She converts the "logos" into images, faces and symbols. Madalena is interested in mythological figures. And yet, when fears or anxieties - hidden deep in our subconscious - resurface, some objects magically become fetishes and amulets endowed with powers that we did not fathom: they revive myths whose origins are inscribed somewhere in the beginning of time. We are surrounded in our modern society by objects of yearning and emulation, whose meaning is limited to this: to be objects of desire, which we would like to posses. With the exhibition "Carte Blanche to Maddalena Rocco", which presents a wide-ranging sample of the artist's works, the design-e-space gallery provides an insight into this enchanted universe. Maddalena's universe is populated with mythological figures, each of whom recounts its own legend. The Milano-based artist and designer Maddalena Rocco creates everyday objects: walking sticks, decorative boxes, table arts, jewelry but these objects have a soul. From Decemto Januthe design-e-space gallery presents "Carte Blanche to Maddalena Rocco".
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