Ancient Rome and Greece God & Goddess Statues

Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Here she is shown drawing back her long locks to reveal the graceful lines of her neck. Beside her is a classic Greek pillar and a small vessel brimming with water to the point of overflowing. Aphrodite is known to incite feelings of love and lust wherever she goes. She is a contender in the story of the Golden Apples, when Paris chooses her as the fairest of the three goddesses (the others were Hera and Athena) and Aphrodite decides to "reward" him for giving her the Golden .................................................................

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Hermes, the herald of the Olympian gods, is the son of Zeus and the nymph Maia, daughter of Atlas and one of the Pleiades. Hermes is the god of shepherds, land travel, merchants, weights and measures, oratory, literature, athletics and thieves, and known for his cunning and shrewdness. Most importantly, he is the messenger of the gods. Besides that he was also a .........................................................................................................

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Zeus in an iconic image of the ruler of the Greek Pantheon. Sculpted of cold cast resin and designed to seem almost as a marble statue of old, it displays the fierce side of the Greek god. Standing astride a cloud, his robes billow about his waist and legs as though whipped about by the winds of his fury. Poised in his right hand like a javelin, Zeus holds a lightning bolt, jagged with power. His body, nude from the waist up, seems that of a taut warrior, ready to spring, with his beard and hair parted and tussled by the winds and held in place by the crown of his station. So often portrayed as a stately and noble king, here we finally see ..............................................

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Hades is known in Greek Lore as the ruler of the Underworld and the antagonist in the classical tale of Persephone and Demeter, the god Hades stands here in a splendid example Greek imagery. Draped in robes that leave his torso bare, Hades gazes out over all before him, with his bearded face set in a state of regal calm beneath his majestic crown. By his side stands the three-headed dog Cerberus, the fierce guardian of the Underworld that keeps the dead from leaving and the living..................................................................

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Fortuna is the Roman goddess of fortune, and the personification of luck within the Roman religion. Whether she brought good or bad luck was a matter of fate. Indeed, she was often depicted as veiled and blind, much like modern depictions of the lady Justice. Here she is shown as a feminine beauty, in a long gown with her eyes hidden behind a blindfold as she dispenses coins from an ever-flowing.........................................................................................

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Hera is the queen and sister to Zeus, making her one of the more prominent Goddesses of the entire Greek Pantheon, often appearing within Greek Legends and myths. Known primarily as a goddess of women and marriage, she was known frequently to lash out at her adulterous husband, and was quite jealous and vengeful. She was also quite known for taking vengeance on the slights of mortals who offended her.

Her motherly protection and womanly wrath are well founded in history, marking her as one of the most ancient Goddess of hearth, family, and ...........................................................................................

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Pan is widely regarded as a carefree god of nature. He is a god of shepherds and flocks, and of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music. Indeed the piped musical instrument with which he is so scene depicted has become known simply as "Pan pipes." Perhaps more commonly though, he is known for his love of Nymphs and women, and was frequently spoken of as chasing them, as they frequently fled his advances. Fields, groves, and wooded glens are all considered his places, and because of this he is frequently revered as a god of fertility, and ...............................................................................................................

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Pan is shown here in classical form, as a celebration of his wild wisdom and carefree music. Sculpted of cold cast resin, he is hand painted so as to appear to be fashioned of bronze, creating a feel of elegance and sophisticated art even as it clearly illustrates every detail exquisitely, from the horns sprouting from his curly mop of hair to the fur upon his goat-like legs. At rest, he sits upon a moss-coated ledge..........................................................................

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Artemis, the goddess of forests, virginity and the hunt, was one of the most widely revered goddesses of ancient Greece, and was often regarded as the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister to the famed god Apollo. Indeed, she was even said to have been born first, before immediately aiding her mother in the birth of Apollo, and for this reason she is often viewed as a goddess of fertility and childbirth.

Often depicted with a bow and arrows, she is also viewed as a fearsome woman, who was said to have often punished or slain.....................................................................................................................

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Hermes, the great messenger of Greek mythology, is a god who is spoken of in a great many legends and myths. Known for the winged sandals that helped him fly, and swiftly carry the messenges of the Gods, Hermes is the god of travelers, those who cross boundaries, as well as shepherds and herdsmen. His cunning and wit also left him viewed as a patron of those who made a living with their..........................................................

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Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea and earthquakes, two powerful and unpredictable forces of nature, is a deity often noted with a mixture of trepidation and awe. Indeed, he was often regarded as the protector of many Greek cities, whose economy and well being frequently depended upon the bounty and trade that the sea could provide. Those who would travel the sea would sometimes even drown horses in sacrifice to Poseidon, seeking his favor. He is spoken of in many legends, and reputedly fathered many of the Greek ...........................................................

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Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and plenty, is often viewed as a deity of hedonism and ecstasy, he was also quite popular among the Romans, who knew him as Bacchus. He was also the patron deity of agriculture and theater, and was known as well to be a god capable of liberating one from your normal self, by either madness, ecstasy or wine. With these attributes, it was also his divine mission to bring an end to worry and care. Understandably, Dionysus is a God who came to be quite favored, helping ease the burdens of worry in those whom he favors...........................................................................................

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Hygeia and Asclepius, the Divine Healers

Physicians and nursing professionals trace their curative skills back to Hygeia, the Goddess of Health, whose inscriptions appear on the Acropolis in Athens. She is aided by the God of Medicine, Asclepius. This son of Apollo founded a famous temple of healing at Epidaurus, which became the model for .................................................

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Hecate, Goddess of the Night

In these midnight colors, the Triple Goddess reveals her wisdom and healer aspects, which were vital to midwives and common people well into the Middle Ages. Hecate embodies the original Holy Trinity who held sway over heaven, earth and the underworld. Her torch of lunar fire, serpent of immortality, and knife of midwifery imbued her with primal ...........................................................................................................................

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