C l a s s i c a l

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The contrasting themes and traditions in Classical and Baroque Sculpture

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Myth/story

When Hermes was a baby he climbed out of his crib and walked silently walked out the cave avoiding his mother and Zues. He went over to his brother Apollo's farm and stole fifty cows he used those to create an instrument called a pan. Later that day he found a tortoise and killed he used the cows and the tortoise shell to create the first ever lyre. When he went back to the cave he showed his mom and Zues what he created and then he played the instruments. When Zues heard him he thought he played like a god . When Zues returned to Olympus Apollo came back to talk to Hermes about the cows he stole Hermes tried to lie but he couldn't get away with Apollo took Hermes to Zues so Zues could decide what happens. After a While Zues remembered how Hermes played the instruments and decide to to make him and Olympian God.