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| Hermes with the Infant Dionysus (c. 340 bc) is attributed to the Greek sculptor Praxiteles. Dionysus, the god of wine, had two distinct aspects—ecstasy and violence. The followers of Dionysus often worshipped him in drunken revelry. This statue of him as an infant with Hermes, the messenger of the gods, was originally made for the Temple of Hera at Olympia. | ||||||
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| Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York | ||||||
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| Greek Art and Architecture; Praxiteles; Greek Mythology | ||||||
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