Hades, Pluto, God of the dead and the king of the underworld, small alabaster statue with color
Handmade greek alabaster statue of Hades with color and golden patina, God of the dead and the king of the underworld in the Ancient Greek Mythology, holding his bident and Cerberus, god's most prominent symbols.
Handmade greek alabaster statue of Hades with blue color and golden patina, God of the dead and the king of the underworld in the Ancient Greek Mythology, holding his bident and Cerberus, god's most prominent symbols.
An ideal decorative art gift from Greece!
According to the Greek religion and Mythology, Hades, also known as Pluto, was the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although the last son regurgitated by his father. He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, defeated their father's generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed rulership over the cosmos. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the sky, and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth, long the province of Gaia, available to all three concurrently. Hades was often portrayed with his three-headed guard dog Cerberus.
In Greek Mythology Cerberus, known also as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the son of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and the brother of three other multi-headed monsters, the multi-snake-headed Lernaean Hydra; Orthrus, the two-headed dog who guarded the Cattle of Geryon; and the Chimera, who had three heads: that of a lion, a goat, and a snake. He is usually portrayed as having three heads, a serpent for a tail, and snakes protruding from multiple parts of his body.
In ancient Greece many of the statues and architectural sculpture were colourfully painted in a way that is described as ''polychrome'' (deriving from the Greek words many and colour)? However, due to intensive weathering and other effects on the stone, the ''polychromy'' on Ancient Greek sculpture and architecture has substantially or totally faded, leading the scientists for centuries to believe that the statues were originally totally white.
★ Please notice that any differences of colour, form and painting between the images and the products received are due to the fact that the items are 100% handmade.
Dimensions
7.5 x 13.5 x 6 centimeters
2.95 x 5.31 x 2.36 inches
Material
Alabaster
Color
White - Blue - Gold
€15.00