# Statues of the Gods explained — Bulfinch’s Mythology

> Chapter companion for Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch.

## What happens

This chapter discusses the artistic challenge of representing deities through sculpture, highlighting four celebrated attempts—two known only through ancient descriptions and two surviving masterpieces of sculptural art.

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