Ballin Mural - Los Angeles, CA
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saopaulo1
N 34° 07.109 W 118° 18.022
11S E 380076 N 3776057
A mural on the dome of Griffith Observatory with various mythological gods.
Waymark Code: WMWKWR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2017
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"In ancient times, people used myths to understand what they saw in the sky. In the murals overhead, 1930s painter Hugo Ballin illustrated those early stories using a parade of Classical figures. Atlas holds the zodiac signs, followed by the Pleiades, and then Jupiter and his thunderbolts. Venus and the four seasons are next, preceding Saturn, Mercury chasing Argos, and an observer next to a woman holding the Star of Bethlehem. The mural continues on to the Moon and a comet."
Time Period: Ancient
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Mural, Painting, Photograph
Approximate Date of Epic Period: Not listed
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