Questions tagged [ageing]

I was just thinking about some gods in mythology, and I was thinking how I notice some gods are shown as being older (Zeus), while others are shown as younger. I am curious if age has anything to do with respect or possibly power in…

I recently learned of Geras, the personification of old age. The deity is primarily known from vase depictions that show him with Heracles. One example is this Attic red-figured neck-amphora1: Unfortunately, the mythic story of Heracles fighting…