The Greek Goddess Hebe

This artwork created by Gavin Hamilton shows the story of the greek goddess Hebe. Hebe is the goddess of youth and is the cuperbarar of the goddess. This means that she serves nectar to the gods and goddesses. She is mostly always shown affairing nectar to her father, Zeus, in disguise as an egal.

There various types of lines in this painting, curvilinear lines dominate. The curvilinear lines are found in the way the woman 's body is positioned, the eagles wing and claws, the way the woman’s clothing in draped, the leaves, and in the spout and the handle of the pitcher. Diagonal lines also are shown in this painting. These lines can be found in the woman’s arm that is exposed, the lines of sight from the woman to the eagle and the position in which the head of the eagle is. These two types of lines help convey a sense of movement, curvilinear lines are also very pleasing to the eye. Another type of line that is shown in the painting is horizontal line. This type of line is found in the design of the pillar that the eagle is standing on. This painting also includes an implied line. The type of implied line is line of sight, this line goes from the woman to the eagle. Then form the eagl to the arm of the women, which brings the

The circular shape can be found in the face of the woman, the shape of the bowl, the exposed breast, the curl of the woman’s hair located at the back of her neck and a circle is created with the draping of the yellow and the blue clothing of the woman. Furthermore there is a huge oval shape that is created with the wing and the curve of the woman 's body leading to the arm which connects the oval.The rectangular shape is also shown in the pillar that the eagle is standing on. The circle is symbolism for eternity. This helps emphasize the story the painter is trying to tell. The woman that is shown is the goddess hebe, who is known for having the power to give eternal