Gender, Legends and Art Ancient Greece: active Goddesses

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Gender, Legends and Art Ancient Greece active
Goddesses

• Vesa Matteo Piludu

University of Helsinki Department of Art Research
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The Pergamon Zeus Altar and the
GigantomachyErinyes (?) against a giant

• Erinyes ( ?) against a giant,
• The Erinyes were 3 goddesses of vengeance
  Tisiphone (avenger of murder), Megaera (the
  jealous) and Alecto (constant anger). They were
  also called the Daughters of the Night, but were
  actally the daughters of Uranus and Gaea. Another
  name for them is the Furies

• The Erinyes were 3 goddesses of vengeance
  Tisiphone (avenger of murder), Megaera (the
  jealous) and Alecto (constant anger).
• They were also called the Daughters of the Night,
  but were actally the daughters of Uranus and
  Gaea. Another name for them is the Furies

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A goddess (?) with a vessel surrounded with
snakes that she uses against a giant as a weapon
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Athena is called also Athena gigantoleteira, i.e.
the slayer of the giants. Athena is the most
impressive warrior
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The giant Klytios -Hecate- and Otos-Aigaion-Artemi
s-Group
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Kybele , Adrasteia, Kabiros (or Rhea, Klymene
and Iapetos) vs Tithonus