Folklore and Myth Collection

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Norse Mythology Collection
15 Images

Myth / Freyja & Necklace
Freyja and the necklace

Odin and Hounds
Odin (Wodan), Scandinavian supreme god of the dead etc with his hounds Hugin, Munin, Geri and Freki, fierce enough but they will not save him from the wolf Fenrir

Myth / German and Norse
The wolves Skoll (repulsion) and Hati (hate) pursue Sol (sun) and Mani (moon) across the skies; if they should catch them, the world will be plunged again into darkness

Beowulf & Dragon
Beowulf, now an old man, uses his young companion Wiglafs shield to defend himself against the fire dragon

Atlantis (Avotin)
The Atlantean capital as described by Plato

Poseidon / Vase Painting
Poseidon/Neptune with his chariot and winged horses

Icarus and Daedalus
Daedalus and his son Icarus escape from Crete with man- made wings, but Icarus flies too near the sun : the heat melts the wax on his wings, plunging him into the sea

Folklore / Wild Hunt
Asgaardsreiden, Norwegian myth of the Wild Hunt

Pan & Psyche
Pan is consulted by Psyche concerning her relationship with Cupid

Wotan and Frea look out from the windows of the Heavens

Calypso & Odysseus
Calypso takes pity on homesick Odysseus and agrees to allow him to return to his wife, Penlope. "

The Odyssey / Scylla
Scylla, the six-headed monster who lived in a cave next to the deadly whirlpool Charybdis, attacks Odysseus men

Saint George and a Rainbow
SAINT GEORGE on horseback, with a rainbow in the background

Eros & Psyche - 4
Eros/Cupid on the cypress tree

The Golden Bough
The GOLDEN BOUGH, discovered by Aeneas, was a focal point of Roman belief; for the full story, read Sir James Frazers multi-volumed investigation into its significance

Perseus / Hesperides / Ford
Perseus in the garden of the Hesperides

Bellerophon & Chimera
One of the tasks he has to perform for Iobates, king of Lycia, is to slay the CHIMERA, which he does with the aid of the winged horse PEGASUS

Pandora Opens the Box
Pandora opens the box - and lets loose a horde of monsters

Aphrodite and Cupid
Aphrodite with Cupid

Medea in her Chariot
The sorceress Medea flies through the Greek airspace in her serpent-powered chariot

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

Cadmus and the Dragon
Cadmus confronts the dragon

Medusa (Anon)
The chief of the Gorgons, her face is so terrible that anyone who sees it is turned to stone : but Perseus slays her by looking in a mirror as he removes her head

Stealing the Fleece
Medea, daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis, who possesses the Golden Fleece, falls in love with Jason and helps him steal it

Myth / Classical Myth / Luna
crossing the night sky in her deer-drawn chariot

Asgard Destroyed
The destruction of Asgard, home of the gods, following the final battle of Ragnarok or Gotterdammerung. But don t worry, a better and friendlier realm will replace it

YMIR
A frost giant

Mars, Vanus, Cupid
Mars, Venus and Cupid enjoy the sunshine

Myth / Father Time / Maxims
Allegorical illustration of Father Time with a child and two young women Date: 1887

Perseus & Andromeda / Ford
Perseus rescues Andromeda from being sacrificed to the monstrous fish with walking feet by showing Medusas dismembered head to it and thereby turning it to stone

Theseus Slays Minotaur
The Minotaur, the monster kept by King Minos in his labyrinth on Crete and fed each year on the flesh of seven youths and seven maidens from Athens, is slain by Theseus

Odysseus Attacks Suitors
Odysseus shoots the first arrow at the suitors who have tried in vain to woo Penelope while he has been away

Chinese Dragon
Ornamental Chinese dragon

Berry / March
MARCH Plowing and tending vines near the chateau de Lusignan : the fairy Melusine, in the form of a dragon, is seen flying over the chateau

Myth / Classical Myth / Mars
Myth/Classical Myth/Mars

Avenant and Dragon
Avenant confronts a fearsome dragon - fortunately, a helpful owl is bringing him a magic phial, and all are able to live happily ever after, hero and dragon alike

Indian Cosmic System
In Indian myth, our world is supported by four Elephants standing on the back of a giant Turtle who swims with it through the Sea of Infinity

Myth / Father Time
Time propels our planet through Eternity

Sorcerers Apprentice
The Sorcerers Apprentice accidentally lets the dragon out of the bottle where the Sorcerer has managed to incarcerate it

End of Atlantis
The end of Atlantis - a single vessel escapes the catastrophe

ICARUS
Icarus, with a quite inadequate pair of wings

Demon - Dragon King
The DRAGON KING emerges amid the flames of his natural habitat

Chinese Dragon
A fierce dragon is vanquished by the Chinese patriarch Hoei-neng, who shrinks it so small that it fits into a tiny rice-bowl

Dragon (Chinese)
THE CHINESE DRAGON

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