Council of the Gods
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The Triumph of Galatea
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The Wedding Banquet of Cupid and PsycheVenus and CapricornBacchus and AriadneCupid and the Three GracesMercury Brings Psyche up to OlympusPerseus and MedusaCupid Pleads with Jupiter for PsycheHercules and the HydraFame and Medusa's VictimsVenus and the DovesHead of a YouthThe Rape of GanymedeVenus Appeals to Ceres and JunoHercules Defeating the Nemean LionThe Fall of PhaetonDionysian ProcessionMercuryPutti with CerberusAbduction of Orithyia by BoreasThe Wedding of Alexander and RoxaneCeiling of the Hall of GalateaVenus Presenting Psyche to CupidThe CharioteerLyra and ApolloCeiling with Putti and GarlandCorridor of the GrotesquesZephyrus Blowing on FloraMarine Scene with NereidsIllusionistic Architecture and StatuePutto with TridentGrotesque Ceiling with Flying FigureThe Family of Darius Before AlexanderVenus and JupiterPutto with ThunderboltsApollo and the Centaur

Council of the GodsRaphael

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In this scene (1518), Raphael depicts the gods deciding Psyche’s fate. Right to left: Minerva (helmet), Diana (with crescent moon), Jupiter (eagle below), Juno (blue robe), Neptune (trident), Pluto (bident, dog Cerberus), Venus (semi-nude, pointing), Mars (helmet). On the far left, Mercury (caduceus) leads Psyche to Olympus. Cupid kneels before Jupiter, pleading for Psyche’s immortality. The council embodies divine justice, granting the soul eternal union with love.