to Greek mythology the Olympus had an important function. The Greeks believed in fact that the mountain was the residence of the gods, because he was the highest mountain that was in Greece.
Olympus is still on the border between Macedonia and Thessaly region of Greece. The Greeks believed that its peaks touching the sky. The mountain, since the days of Homer, was considered a sacred place, in which resided the twelve major deities such as Apollo. Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Diana. He was still a child could to kill the serpent Python which infested the region near Delphi. He became even more belligerent and disastrous with respect to humans, in fact he was the god that during the Trojan War, the outbreak of the plague had spread to the camp and also had greek struck Patroclus. Apollo was also the inventor of music, who cheered for him with his lyre during convinced. He was portrayed in the paintings often nude, with a laurel wreath around her head, and as a musician was depicted wearing a robe as he played the lyre. Apollo rarely in the paintings were accompanied by an animal with three heads.
The chief judge of the gods, who had the power to decide the fate of humans was Jupiter. In the context of the iconography was depicted on a blanket of clouds, and they were gathered around Jupiter. Around the twelve major and minor gods were also represented. In fact, the representation of Olympus became a theme dear to the painters of the artistic movement of "The Baroque" which decorated the villas and palaces with pictures of Olympus.
Alessandra Tanel
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