Zeus Collection (#3)

Head of a bearded god in Pentelic marble probably depicting Zeus or Hermes. It seems a work by parian sculptor Euphron. Dated between 450-440 B.C. Eetioneia sanctuary in Piraeus

The struggle of the Lapita and centaurs at the wedding Pirit
Decoration of the Temple of Zeus in the Sanctuary of Olympia. 5th century B.C. Parian marble sculptures that decorated the west pediment of the temple and represent the struggle of the Lapita

Hera / Juno
The wife of Zeus / Jupiter, also his sister, protectress of marriage and women, with her pet peacock

Zeus

Zeus gallus and Zeus insidiator
Plate 192 Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

John dory, Zeus faber, and emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

October. Goddess Carpo
Carpo, daughter of Zeus & Themis, the Greek goddess of Autumn. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1903

April. Persephone
Persephone, daughter of Zeus & Demeter, the beautiful Greek goddess of Spring. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1903

Hercules Wrestling the Bull of Knossos into Submission. 470 -456 BC. Fourth metope of the opisthodome of the Temple of Zeus. Classical Greek art. Relief on marble. GREECE. Olympia

Temple of Olympian Zeus (Olympeion). 174 BC. GREECE. ATTICA. ATHENS. Athens. Greek art. Architecture

Hercules Holding Uranus. Fourth metope of the prodomos of the Temple of Zeus. Heracles, in the middle, holds up

Old Olympics / Thanks Zeus
The victor gives thanks to Zeus. Date: BC

The Cercopes
a race of thievish gnomes who, for their misdeeds, were turned by Zeus into monkeys

Planets - Jupiter
JUPITER (Zeus, Jove) drives his chariot, drawn by eagles, over Earth where scientists study the cosmos and conduct experiments and philosophers engage in learned discourse

Planets - Title Page
Title page of Planetarum effectus, showing Jove/Zeus with eagle and thunderbolts, ruling the heavens of which he has a cosmic blueprint with the zodiacal signs

Fable / Frogs & Stork
FROGS PETITION JUPITER FOR A KING: the frogs think they should be ruled, so Jupiter sends a log; some complain, so Jupiter sends a stork which eats them all up

Fable / Discontented Bee
The discontented bee complains to Jupiter about her wretched and anxious life, but Jupiter considers the bee ungrateful as he has provided her with all she needs for good living

Io Human Again
Io was transformed into a heifer when Juno discovered she was having an affair with her husband Zeus; later Zeus begs for her to be changed back, and Juno relents

Cadmus and Agenor
Agenor, king of Tyre, instructs his son Cadmus to go find his sister Europa, who has been abducted by Zeus

Juno Music Sheet
(aka Hera in Greek mythology) Wife and sister of Jupiter/Zeus, queen of heaven and protector of women, as depicted in a Victorian music for quadrille

Temple of Zeus Ammon
Interior of the temple of Zeus (or Jupiter) Ammon, at Siwa in the Libyan desert

Birth of Herakles
Although she is the wife of Amphitryon, Zeus himself is the father of Alcmenas son Herakles

Titans Defy Zeus
The Titans think themselves so invincible, they even challenge Zeus - but he is too much for them and casts them down to Tartarus, the Infernal Regions

Peasants into Frogs
Leta, fleeing Hera with her children Apollo and Artemis, gets thirsty, but peasants gathering rushes refuse her drink, so she has Zeus turn them into frogs

Europa and the Bull
Zeus sees Europa sporting on the beach with her friends, takes a fancy to her, changes himself into a bull and carries her off to Crete

Ascalaphius into Owl
A son of Acheron, he reveals to Zeus that Persephone has eaten pomegranate seeds (thus condemning her to stay with Hades) so she turns him into an owl with Phlegethon water

Ganymede Abducted

Phaetons Fatal Accident
He goes joy-riding in his father Phoebus (the Sun)s chariot, but can t handle it; he causes widespread damage before Zeus brings his trip to an end with a thunderbolt

Phaeton Destroyed
Borrowing his father Phoebus (the Sun)s chariot, Phaeton causes widespread destruction, and would have set the world on fire if Zeus had not hurled a thunderbolt to stop him

PROMETHEUS
For stealing fire for mankind, Zeus chains the Titan Prometheus to Mount Caucasus where a vulture devours his liver until he is delivered by Herakles

TITANS
The Titans - a race of giants - seek to scale the heavens by piling mountains upon one another, but Zeus hurls his thunderbolts and they are thrown into the Underworld

The principal classical gods of Olympus: Aphrodite, Cupid, Zeus and Hermes

Zeus, Ganymede, Eagle
Zeus sends one of his eagles to abduct the dishy Trojan youth Ganymede to be the cup-bearer of the Gods

Herakles Deified
At the end of his heroic life, he is accepted by the gods as one of themselves - here, Zeus welcomes him to the realm of the immortals

Ants into Myrmidons
When Aegina is depopulated by a plague, king Aescus asks Zeus to turn the ants into people; they become mighty warriors, accompanying Achilles to Troy

Statue of Zeus, Olympia
The giant statue was carved by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC from ivory. It was slowly destroyed by fire, floods, earthquakes and landslides

Zeus on his eagle with thunderbolt in hand
Zeus, riding on his eagle, holds a thunderbolt in his hand ready to punish anyone who happens to offend him

AEOLUS
Aeolus was appointed ruler of the winds by Zeus. Hr lives on the island of Aeolia, and when he opens his door the winds rush out

Phidiass Zeus Statue
Phidiass statue of Zeus, in the temple of Zeus at Athens

Classical Myth / Rhea
Mother of the Gods, daughter of Uranus and Gaea, sister/wife of Kronos, mother of Zeus, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter and Hestia

Europa (Munzer)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Europa (Flameng)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Europa (Nicholls)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Europa (Anon C18)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Prometheus & Fire
Against the wishes of Zeus - hence the lightning flashes ! - Prometheus brings fire to mankind, as well as the arts. For this he is punished, but mankind keeps the fire

Atlas & Sphere
A Titan, condemned by Zeus to carry the heavens on his shoulders

Atlas & Heavens
A Titan, condemned by Zeus to carry the entire heavens on his back

Atlas & Planets
A Titan, condemned by Zeus to carry the entire heavens on his back : the planets in their orbits are clearly marked !

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