| Price included shipping cost in USA and CEE, others countries please ask. Statue of Hera (Juno) - Hera Ephesia Found: in Museum since 1926 Fine grained white marble. Height 183 cm - 72" inches Roman, Second century A.D. After Zeus seized power over the earth he chose Hera as his legal lifelong spouse. The holy wedding of these highest gods was celebrated in the garden of the western Nymphs (the Hesperides). This story appears in many other myths. Hera was the oldest daughter of Cronos and Rhea; thereby being the sister of Zeus her legal husband. The myths reveal that the father, Cronos, swallowed Hera immediately after her birth and later spit her out. Hera originally represents the female aspects of the powers of nature, while Zeus represents the male aspects. In the Homeric myths, Hera is cow eyed, with shining arms, sitting on a golden throne. She has a jealous, sullen and stubborn disposition. Although there are no direct myths about her, she plays an interfering role in the love affairs of Zeus and follows his illegitimate children throughout their lives with vengeance and anger. Hera and her daughter Eileithyla, are the goddesses that bless and protect pregnant women. Hera's favorite bird was the peacock, her fruit was the pomegranate and her favorite flower was the lily. In works of art she is shown sitting on a throne, draped to cover her entire figure. The sculptor Polycleithos made a statue of her for the temple in Argos. In the story of the Argonauts she helps the sailors from Argo navigate the dangerous narrow passes. Hera carries out endless revenge against Paris because he did not chose her as first among the three most beautiful goddesses. in a beauty contest. Hera hunted Paris with vengeance and took sides against the Trojans making herself the protector of the Greeks, Achilles and Meneiaus. She even abducts her husband Zeus and puts him to sleep so that the Trojans would lose the war. The statue of Hera was one of the first to be brought from Aspendos to the Museum of Antalya. With the exception of her missing head, the right arm, and the left hand, her Statue is complete and in good condition. The full weight of her body rests on her left leg while the right leg is set gracefully to the side. The goddess wears a long himation coat over a thin and transparent chiton. (a woman's armless garment). Her left arm is apparently bent at the elbow and points toward the front, while the right arm hangs straight down. The standing figure as well as the flowing garment show the curves of her body clearly. These characteristics all conform to the style of an "Ephesia" type statue that traces back to the lonia of the fifth century B.C. On the hem of her himation coat are engraved the names of two - sculptors: Moschos and Kallippos from Synnada (Afyon - Şuhut). The statue is also very similar to the replica in Vienna that gave this statue its name. So "Hera Ephesia" is the only statue in the museum that has the artist's name engraved on the garment. NOTE: Statues are reproductions of original statues. These statues are made of a dolomite powder, titanium powder & others. This mixture gives statues an antique outlook and a texture as same as marble gives. The originals of these statues are exhibited in several museums. |