Pluto Serapis and Persephone Isis Heraklion museum

Group of ancient Roman statues of Persephone (as Isis), Cerberus, and Pluto (as Serapis), from Gortys. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.These gods were worshiped in the Greek world from the Hellenistic period onwards. Pluto/Serapis has the modes on his head, a utensil used for the measurement of grain. Persephone/Isis with covered head, bears her symbols at the forehead (the crescent moon, the solar disk and the snake (uraeus). She is depicted holding in her right hand the sistrum, an egyptian musical instrument also known to Crete from prehistory, and in the left probably the straps that kept the dog Cerberus. The inclusion of Cerberus, guard of the underworld, in the group defines the two deities, despite their Egyptian symbols, as Pluto and Persephone, gods of the underworld. The group is a typical example of syncretism during Hellenistic and Roman times.Français : Groupe de statues romaines représentant les dieux de l'au-delà: Perséphone (en Isis), Cerbère, et Pluton (en Serapis). C'est un exemple typique du syncrétisme religieux à l'époque hellénistique et romaine. Trouvé à Gortys, Crète, Grèce.

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Native name
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου

Location
Heraklion, Greece

Coordinates
35° 20′ 22.336″ N, 25° 08′ 14.002″ E  

Established
1883

Authority control

: Q636972
VIAF: 158400708
ISNI: 0000 0001 2260 1622
ULAN: 500300551
LCCN: n89629636
GND: 2068055-7
WorldCat

institution QS:P195,Q636972