Hades, Persephone, and Cerberus as a Group Statue.
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Hades, Persephone, and Cerberus as a Group Statue. Attributed to: The Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods at Cortyn on Crete. ca. Mid-2nd Century CE Heraklion Archeological Museum
The statue depicts Zeus who also goes by the name Plato, with Persephone, and the three-headed dog Cerberus. On top of Hades's head is the modus, a measurement utensil for grain. The statue depicts Persephone with her symbols on her forehead; a crescent moon, solar disk, and a snake. In Persephone's right hand is a sistrum, an ancient Egyptian musical instrument. Cerberus being part of the group statue solidifies the depiction of Hades and Persephone as underworld deities.
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- creditCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
- publisherArchaeological museum of Heraklion.
- rightsAvailable to seen online at worldhisitory.org or in-person at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum on the island of Crete in Greece.
- rights holderHeraklion Archaeological Museum
- rights territoryCrete, Greece
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