Classical Mythology

(^112) THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS
Hera. Roman copy of a Greek bronze of ca. 470^60 B.C.; marble, height 76 in. Known as
the Hestia Giustiniani, this standing goddess is almost certainly Hera, whose royal scep-
tre (now missing) was held in her left hand. She is veiled (a symbol of her status as wife
of Zeus) and wears the Doric peplos. (Rome, Museo Torlonia.)