It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! ๐
Terracotta pyxis showing the Judgement of Paris. Paris is seated on a rock with #Hermes approaching him from the left. The goddesses Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena are depicted on the opposite side not shown here.
๐๏ธ Terracotta pyxis with a white-ground vase painting dated 465โ460 BCE. Today in the Met, New York
This week's #MythologyMonday theme is healing. The God of Healing is #Apollon but there are other gods who share in a subset of his power. Apollon's son #Asklepios famously brought dead people back to life. Deified after his untimely death by Zeus' thunderbolt, he received a cult of his own, the Temples of Asklepios serving as hospitals. Asklepios had children of his own, among them Panacea (Cure-all), and Hygieia (Health).
But he is not the only healing god associated with Apollon.
It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! ๐
Marble #sarcophagus depicting the myth of #Selene and #Endymion. The goddess, madly in love with the shepherd, descended at night to visit him. Here, they are about to share a tender kiss, with two #Erotes symbolising their love and desire.
๐๏ธ Dated circa 3rd century CE. Found in #Rome, today at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.