Goddess Of Luck And Fortune Tyche Ancient Greek Goddess Sculpture Statue
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:432501 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece |
| Theme: Ancient Greece | Material: Casting Stone |
| Brand: Handmade | EAN: Does not apply |
Tyche was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. She is the daughter of Aphrodite and Zeus or Hermes. Increasingly during the Hellenistic period, cities venerated their own specific iconic version of Tyche, wearing a mural crown (a crown like the walls of the city). The Greek historian Polybius believed that when no cause can be discovered to events such as floods, droughts, frosts or even in politics, then the cause of these events may be f...airly attributed to Tyche. In literature, she might be given various genealogies, as a daughter of Hermes and Aphrodite, or considered as one of the Oceanids, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, or of Zeus. She was connected with Nemesis and Agathos Daimon ("good spirit"). She was uniquely venerated at Itanos in Crete, as Tyche Protogeneia, linked with the Athenian Protogeneia ("firstborn"), daughter of Erechtheus, whose self-sacrifice saved the city.(B257) Details:Condition: New, Made in Greece.Material: Casting StoneHeight: 21.5 cm - 8.5 inches
Width: 7.5 cm - 3 inches
Weight: 320g
Width: 7.5 cm - 3 inches
Weight: 320g
