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Child's Play: Explore the role of heroes in society at Walters Art Museum

Published 11/19/09

From ancient times to present day, heroes and heroines have played vital cultural roles in society by defining trends, creating norms and shaping behavior.

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'Odysseus and the Sirens,'  ca. 520 BCE.
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"Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece," on exhibit at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore through Jan. 3, explores the inherent human need for heroes through the arts of one of the oldest and most influential cultures in history.

This traveling exhibition features more than 100 artworks from European and North American museums. Statues, reliefs, vases, bronzes and jewelry are combined with literary quotes to illustrate the lives of heroes and heroines, including...

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