Many renowned paintings from the Italian Renaissance movement of the 15th and 16th centuries depict scenes inspired by Ancient Greek mythology. Sandro Botticelli's "Aphrodite and Ares" depict the two eponymous Greek gods with their son Eros in the background. A later example is Peter Paul Rubens' "Judgment of Paris," which depicts Paris judging the beauty of the three goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite.
Artists of Ancient Greece produced many sculptures, often depicting their mythological gods. The sculptor Phidias created a statue of Zeus that was so revered it was erected in the Temple of Zeus located in Olympia, Greece. The sculptor Polykleitos is famous for his gold and ivory statue of Hera, who was wife to Zeus and considered the queen of the gods. Lysippos, who was the successor to Polykleitos, sculpted statues depicting such gods as Eros and Hermes.
Two epic poems by Homer, titled "Iliad" and "The Odyssey," stand at the forefront of Ancient Greek literature. "Iliad" is based on the mythological Trojan War while "The Odyssey" follows Odysseus' journey home after the war. In drama, the Ancient Greek Sophocles wrote the plays "Antigone," which includes Zeus and Hades as well as multiple plays based on Oedipus. Many Greek myths are found, often metaphorically, in later literature as well. The Greek myth of Pygmalion is incorporated into such famous literary works as Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."
Various Greek mythologies have been adapted to the contemporary art of cinema. The film "O Brother Where Art Thou?" by the Coen brothers adapts the Greek epic "The Odyssey" into a contemporary story of escaped American convicts. "Clash of the Titans," originally directed by Desmond Davis in 1983 and remade in 2010 by Louis Leterrier, is based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Numerous films have been made about the Greek legend of Helen, most recently Wolfgang Petersen's "Troy" released in 2004.