Ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god of the deep sea, one of the Greek primordial deities and son of Gaia. By understanding this topic in its original context, children can have a better understanding of its presence in other subjects. For example, they could recognise certain attributes of Greek gods in Renaissance paintings. Later pictures of Caetani by Batoni in 1782 illustrate to the close-knit, multinational nature of 18th-century Roman academic circles. This painting from 1486 depicts a landscape that has grown legendary throughout the years since it was created.

Each poster includes an illustration of the god or goddess, what they're known as, who their parents are and what symbols they're associated with. There's also a description of the god or goddess featured too, so these posters would look great as part of an informative display.

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He fell completely in love with it, unaware that it was his own reflection, and was unable to escape the seduction of his image. When he realizes that his love will not be returned, he succumbs to his desire and transforms into a white and gold blossom. Greek mythology and the significance of gods and goddesses have largely infused into many disciplines, such as art, literature, architecture and music.

The Triumph of Galatea (1514) by Raphael; Vicenç Valcárcel Pérez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Pallas and the Centaur (1482) by Sandro Botticelli; Sandro Botticelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Galatea is the goddess of calm waters and one of the 50 Nereides. Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant, has lured her with melodies from his primitive pipes and dairy and cheese gifts. She had, nevertheless, turned down his attempts and grown to love Acis, a rural shepherd. Many early Italian Renaissance painters depicted themes from Greek mythology, with disguised connections to Christianity, which had been the dominant religion in the region throughout the centuries before to the movement. Pallas with the Centaur is an artwork by Botticelli that is said to have been painted about 1482, while he was largely engaged in Rome on some of his other masterpieces. The sculpture shows Telemachus’ landing to Calypso’s island. Her nymphs greet him with food, wine, and flowers. The deity Athena, masquerading as the old person, had been his advisor, and is portrayed being taken away to the left by the sprites.Explore Greek Mythology in your classroom using our Greek Mythology Pictures for kids. This resource covers the main vocabulary for this topic, with a different key word or phrase on each poster and one of our own hand-drawn images to illustrate it. Gustave Moreau’s oil-on-canvas painting, produced in 1864, is a new take on the fabled meeting between the two mythical characters on the route to Delphi, which was famously depicted in Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex. Oedipus discovered that the king, Laius, had lately been murdered and that the kingdom was at the whim of the sphinx during his trek between Delphi and Thebes. The Birth of Venus (1486) by Sandro Botticelli; Sandro Botticelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons