Sculpture is another way that we know how important mythology was to the ancients. This is a marble sculpture by Praxiteles (Classical Age, fifth century BC), the proverbial best of the best. It shows Hermes holding the baby Dionysus (probably wiggling grapes in his face). It was found near the Archaic shrine to Hera in Olympia. This photo shows it in its place of pride in its own room in the Olympia Museum.