HEROES AND MORTALS IN GREEK ANTIQUITY
An exhibition celebrating 100 years of the foundation the Classical Museum.
Greek heroes were a special breed of demigods who in Greek mythology occupied a special place between gods and humans. The exhibition explores how the Greeks related to their heroes and how they made them and their stories meaningful to their own lives and ideals. The exhibition displays 60 artefacts, mainly Greek vases with relevant iconography, but also coins and two Greek helmets.
The five cases are arranged thematically as follows:
1. The Trappings and Symbols of the Greek Hero
2. Hero of the Past – Heroic Warrior of the Present
3. The Heroes of Myth
4. Heroes, Transgressions and Moral Lessons
5. Greek Heroes: a Miscellany
The exhibition was launched on the 26th November 2010 by Ms Despina Valimvou, First secretary of the Greek Embassy. It will remain open until the 26th November 2011.
The catalogue/booklet accompanying the exhibition may be purchased from the Classical Museum at the price of € 4.50.
Hellenistic/Roman Stele; UCD Classical Museum