Enthroned Goddess from Tarentum or Locri (Persephone, Hera, or Aphrodite) 475-450 BCE
"Both rulers [Haides and Persephone] shiver on their throne, and bid lead the dog away. Me [Theseus] also they give as boon to Alcides' [Herakles'] prayer."
-Seneca, Hercules Furens 760 ff (trans. Miller) (Roman tragedy C1st A.D.)
"Throning Goddess, marble statue supposed to be Persephone, queen of the underworld, 480-460 BC, found in Taranto, Italy. (Berlin inventory number Sk 1761), Pergamon Museum, Berlin". |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Throning_goddess_(Persephone)_480-460_BC_(Sk_1761)_1.JPG
http://ancientrome.ru/art/artworken/img.htm?id=3114
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/26252/29579635
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