Wedding of Zeus and Hera

Fresco depicting Hierogamia, the sacred wedding of Hera and Zeus, witnessed by winged Iris, personification of the rainbow. Many ancient Greek cities and towns celebrated this event as a sacred rite.

Pompeii, House of the Tragic Poet (VI 8, 5, atrium 3) 45-79 CE

Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Napoli (inv. 9559)