Exhibit Codex

Mythology collection

Gods, goddesses and the objects that tell their stories. Explore Greek and Norse traditions through original sculptural interpretations.

• Apollo

  Explore an original lifelike Apollo with an enlarged lyre. Inspect the instrument frame and strings, the draped figure and the wreath study region.

• Artemis

  Read an original Artemis through the bow, quiver and arrows displayed beside her figure. Inspect her clothing and equipment, and separate modern sculpture from ancient iconographic evidence.

• Odin

  Inspect an original cloaked Odin alongside a spear and paired raven emblems. Explore the figure and attributes as an interpretation of Norse literary tradition.

• Freyja

  Explore an original Freyja, with necklace and feather emblems presented as separate object studies. Clothing, braids and ornament are modern artistic choices.

• Athena

  Read a goddess through her attributes. Explore the crested helmet, aegis, draped garment, spear, shield and owl in an original lifelike interpretation of Athena.

• Thor

  Explore a lifelike interpretation of Thor alongside Mjölnir. Inspect the belt, clothing and symbolic equipment, and distinguish medieval literary attributes from our modern sculptural choices.

• The Trident of Poseidon

  Examine the three-pronged emblem associated with Poseidon. Separate the tines, socket, shaft and ornamental details to see how a familiar fishing implement becomes a divine attribute.

• Mjölnir

  Inspect an original short-handled hammer and a small pendant interpretation. Compare the object of Norse storytelling with the hammer-shaped symbols people wore; the two are presented at different display scales.