Head of a Minotaur on a White Marble Base in Bronze brass gold plated during the empire of Hadrian

during the empire of Hadrian

where the sanctuary of Asclepius and Hygeia was located

Birds were often mentioned in the Iliad (8th century BC) and they appeared as transmitters between the gods and the humans before a war or a battle

instructing him to make Psyche fall in love with the worst man she could find

Head of a Minotaur on a White Marble Base in Bronze brass gold plated during the empire of HadrianThis is a brass bull head on a marble base. According to mythology, in Ancient Greece the bull was the incarnation, symbol or emblem of the creator deities who lived in the sky or on high mountain peaks. The gods who protected the bulls such as Ares and other farm animals, used to wear helmets with bull horns. The bull symbolizes endurance, dynamism, undisciplined independence, and endless fertilizing energy.