Procession of Twelve Deities in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Procession of Twelve Gods and Goddesses

The figures from left to right are: Hestia (goddess of the hearth), with scepter; Hermes (messenger of the gods), with cap and staff; Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty), with veil; Ares (god of war), with helmet and spear; Demeter (goddess of agriculture), with scepter and wheat sheaf; Hephaestus (god of fire and metal-working), with staff; Hera (queen of the gods), with scepter; Poseidon (god of the sea), with trident; Athena (goddess of wisdom and the arts), with owl and helmet; Zeus (king of the gods), with thunderbolt and staff; Artemis (goddess of the hunt and moon), with bow and quiver; and Apollo (god of the sun), with "kithara."


Creator: Greek (Artist)

Period: 1st century BC-AD 1st century (Hellenistic)

Medium: Pentelic marble (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 23.40

Measurements: H: 15 1/16 x W: 47 1/8 x D: 2 3/16 in. (38.2 x 119.7 x 5.5 cm)

Geographies: Italy (Place of Origin), Tarentum (present-day Taranto, Italy) (Place of Discovery)

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