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Hermes TrismegistusHERMES TRISMEGISTUS (= thrice- greatest), perceived by Neoplatonists as the presiding deity of alchemy, possessing magical and oracular powers
Benzaiten or BentenAlternative names for the goddess of grace and beauty, the tutelary genius of the island of Enoshima, the type of ideal womanhood
Hermes TrismegistusThe messenger of the gods, but here as HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (= thrice-greatest), perceived by Neoplatonists as the presiding deity of alchemy, possessing magical and oracular powers
MolochMOLOCH the Phoenician deity to whom live children were sacrificed by fire Date: 7th century BC
Bust of goddess Tanit. Carthaginian art. Sculpture. SPAIN. BALEARES. IBIZA. Ibiza. Museum of Archaeology of Ibiza and Formentera
Egypt. Goddess Nephthys. Relief. MemphisEgyptian Art. Goddess Nephthys wearing a headdress in the shape of a house. Relief. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt
Religion / Egypt / NephthysA funerary deity, she mourns the Pharaoh when he dies, and escorts him into the Underworld
Telesphorus Roman DeityRoman healing deity, associated with Asclepius : personifying the hope of successful healing, he is represented as a boy in a hooded cloak
Classical Greek gods allegorisedThe classical Greek gods allegorised. Date: 18th century
YU-HOANG, THE JADE EMPEROR [he has many other names] supreme deity of the Chinese pantheon
Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Sekhmet, the lion-headed gEgyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Ptolemaic Dynasty. 2nd century B.C. Dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris
Druids Sacrifice ChildA child is sacrificed to the Druid deity
Temple of Vesta. Rome. ItalyItaly. Rome. Temple of Vesta. Roman Forum
Ancient Egyptian. God Bes. Protector of households. National Archaeology Museum. Madrid. Spain
Egyptian Art. Dendera. God Bes. Capital of Column. Relief. TEgyptian Art. Dendera. God Bes. Capital of column. Relief in the forecourt of the Temple of Hathor
The ten avatars of the Hindu god VishnuThe ten avatars (Incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu
Colossal statue of a goddess. 2nd century ADRoman colossal statue of a goddess. 138-161 AD. The head is latest. Marble. From Egypt. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany
Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet. EgyptStatue of the Lion Goddess Sakhmet. Diorite. Reign of Amenophis III. C. 1400-1365 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Central detail. Creation of the heaven, earth and animal and vegetal life. Romanesque art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Gerona
Goddess Sekhmet, Sculpture. Medinet Habu. EgyptGoddess Sekhmet, goddess of war, represented with head of a lioness and the human body and crowned with the solar disk. Sculpture in the mortuary temple of Ramses III (1187-1156 BC). New Kingdom
Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s. XIV. DetailTrocortesian or Madrid Codex. s.XIV. Detail
Vishnu and Lakshmi, Hindu godsVishnu and his wife Lakshmi, Hindu gods, sitting on a couch
Bishamon God of GloryThe impersonation of military prowess carries a spear in one hand, a pagoda symbolising power in the other : he inspires warriors to fight to the death for a heros glory
Japanese God RaidenThe Japanese God of Thunder hurtles through the stormy sky
Temple of JanusThe Temple of Janus at Rome, with a bust of the deity looking in three different directions - past, present and future
Ship of Good FortuneThe Ship of Good Fortune carries the seven Gods of Fortune; it is to be found in countless Japanese homes, for between them they take care of all lifes troubles
The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Act IV, scene I. Iris: I met her deity cutting the clouds towards Paphos. The goddess Venus in her dove-drawn chariot with her son Cupid
Temple Period (3600 to 2500 BC). Tarxien TempleNeolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500 BC). Tarxien Temple Complex. Malta. Built in honour of a mother goddess of fertility. Remains of the lower half belonging to a female colossal statue
Head of Dionysus. 1st and 2nd centuries AD. FromDionysus (Bacchus). God of wine. Head of Dionysus. 1st and 2nd centuries AD. From Mertola, Beja district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Bust of Dionysus. 2nd century AD. Found inDionysus (Bacchus). God of wine. Bust of Dionysus. 2nd century AD. Found in the Roman Villa of Milreu. Faro, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
The Indian Triumph of Bacchus. Roman mosaic panel. 3rd-4th centuries AD. Detail. From Torre de Palma Lusitan-Roman villa, Monforte, Portalegre district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum
Apollo and Daphne. Roman mosaic panel. 3rd-4th centuries AD. Detail. From Torre de Palma Lusitan-Roman villa, Monforte, Portalegre district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Apollo and Daphne. Roman mosaic panel. 3rd-4th centuries AD. From Torre de Palma Lusitan-Roman villa, Monforte, Portalegre district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Head of a Nymph. 2nd century AD. Unknown provenance, possibly from Alentejo or Algarve, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Fragment of a statuette depicting Eros riding a dolphin. Dated to around the 2nd century AD. Found in the Roman Villa of Milreu. Faro, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Statue of Aesculapius. I-II century AD. HerdadeStatue of Aesculapius, god of medicine. I-II century AD. Herdade do Monte da Salsa. Brinches Serpa, Beja. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Statuette of the goddess Fortuna. 1st centuryStatuette of the goddess Fortuna. Bronze. 1st century AD. From Lameirancha. Torres Novas, Santarem district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Small statue of Tyche/Fortuna. 1st century AD. From Quinta das Antas. Tavira, Faro district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Two-faced Herma of Dionysian nature. Two-faced Hermes. 1st century AD. Quinta do Muro. Cacela, Faro, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Two-faced Herma of Dionysian nature. Two-faced Hermes. 1st century AD. View of one side. Quinta do Muro. Cacela, Faro, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Big pedestal dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus Vibius Bassus and Marcus Vibius Avitus. 1st century AD. Detail of an inscription. Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena, Alandroal, Evora. Portugal
Head of the god Endovelicus. 1st century AD. FromEndovelicus. Iron Age Celtiberian deity. Head of the god Endovelicus. 1st century AD. From Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena. Alandroal, Evora, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus, by MarcusStone altar dedicated to Endovellicus (Endovelicus), by Marcus Fannius Augurinus. 1st century AD. Detail. Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena. Alandroal, Evora, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum
Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus, by MarcusStone altar dedicated to Endovellicus (Endovelicus), by Marcus Fannius Augurinus. 1st century AD. Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena. Alandroal, Evora, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Buddhism - Goddess Kwannon (Kannon) - Japan. Goddess of Mercy. A Bodhisattva associated with compassion
Head from a statue of Apollo. Bronze. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Serdica (Sofia), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria
Goddess Bendis and a family group. Stele of BithysGoddess Bendis and a family group: bust of a child and feasting husband and wife. Inscription in Greek. Stele of Bithys, his wife Zaeka and his daughter Pyrousala
Zeus. Head of a marble statue. Second half of the 2nd century AD. From Gigen (Ulpia Oescus), Pleven region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria
Egyptian gods and deitiesEgyptian god Apis depicted as a bull 1, Canopus found in Tivoli by Sir William Hamilton in a temple 2, cockroach deity from a monument in the Villa Albani 3, and Sphinx worshiped on the Nile River 4
Roman messenger god Mercury in petasosHead of the Roman messenger god Mercury in petasos hat or helmet. Etruscan Turms, Greek Hermes. From a cornelian gem. Mercurius Incis in Corneola
Roman god Jupiter with thunderbolt and eagleRoman god Jupiter with thunderbolt in his left hand and eagle at his feet. Tinia or Tin in the Etruscan religion. From an engraved agate gem. Iuppiter. Incis in Achate
Profile bust of a figure with hair in ringlets and sunbeamsAllegorical figure of the Sun. Profile bust of a figure with hair in ringlets and sunbeams. From an antique oval gem
Statue of a deity known as Averrunci to the Romans, Apotropaei tA deity known as Averrunci to the Romans, Apotropaei to the Greeks. Their statues stood at Sicyon near the tomb of Epopeus. Averrunci statua vetus marmorea
Bust of Egyptian gods Isis and SerapisIsis and Serapis. Serapis, Greaco-Egyptian sun deity wearing a modius or calato, a cylindrical crown decorated with vine leaves and rushes
Pallas Athena, circa 1657, by Rembrandt (1606-1669). DetailRembrandt (Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn) (1606-1669). Dutch painter and printmaker. Pallas Athena, circa 1657. Detail. Oil on canvas. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugal
Celtic phallic idol. From Paderne, Galicia, SpainCeltic phallic idol. From Paderne (La Coruna province, Galicia, Spain). Archaeological and History Museum (San Anton Castle). A Coruna, Galicia, Spain
Altar to the Lares Viales. Inscription: To the Lares of the roads. He fulfilled his vow. From the Church of San Roman, As Encrobas, Cerceda (La Coruna province, Galicia, Spain)
Altar to the goddess Fortuna. Second half of 2nd century ADAltar to the goddess Fortuna. Inscription: To Fortuna. Valerius Lupus, assistant of the centurion, accomplished his vow of free will. Second half of the 2nd century AD
Ancient Germanic gods: Irmensula, Crodo and PronoAncient Germanic deities: Irmensula, god of the Saxons and Westphalians depicted in medieval armour 1, Crodo or Cronus (Saturn) with spear and shield 2, and Prono or Brennus
God Hanuman. Hindu art
Ancient Germanic gods and kings: Flins and RadgostAncient Germanic deities and kings: Flinna or Flins, god of death in Wendish mythology, idol of the Vandals 1, and Radagasto or Radgost with ax, bird crown and bull breastplate
Japanese Shinto gods Amida and Xaca or ShakaJapanese Shinto gods Amida (dog-headed god on a multi-headed horse) and Xaca (old man seated on cushion). The names reference Amitabha and Shaka, Gautama Buddha, Buddhist deities
Xantai, Japanese DeityJapanese deity, Xantai Date: 1737
CHILDREN SACRIFICEDMOLOCH the Phoenician deity to whom live children were sacrificed by fire Date: 7th century BC
Umay the goddess of fertility, KazakhstanUmay is the Mother of Earth, also known as the goddess of fertility in the religion of Tengriism (Tengrism), Kazakhstan. She holds her arms around the yurt to protect the baby
Idol Vitzliputzli (Huitzilopochtli). Mexican idol. Engraving
The Infancy of BacchusThis artwork depicts the infant Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and festivity upon the back of another deity wielding a staff. Date: circa 1916
Guardian deity of children Statue - Jizo - KobeStatue of the Guardian deity of children at Tori Tenjo-ji (Mayazan Tenjo-ji) - a Shingon Buddhist temple in eastern Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
Funerary urn with depiction of the solar god Kinich Ahau and the image of the deceased on the cover. Painted ceramic. Maya culture. Late Classic Period (600-900 AD). Mesoamerica. Maya area
Censer with the image of the god Tlaloc. CeramicCenser with the image of the god Tlaloc, the god of rain. Ceramic. Colima style (El Chanal). Early Postclassic Period (900-1250 AD). Western Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018
Roman head of God Serapis, 2nd century AD. Marble. From Cerro de San Albin (Merida, Extremadura, Spain). National Museum of Roman Art. Merida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Date: 2014
God Pluto. Roman sculpture, 2nd century ADSculpture of God Pluto. 2nd century AD. Marble. From the Roman Theatre of Merida (Emerita Augusta), Spain. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Date: 2014
Canopic jars. EgyptEgypt. Canopic jars. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Wooden statuettes depicting Gods Ptah, Osiris and Seker bird. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Egyptian Art. Temple of Seti I at Abydos. Resurrection of OsEgyptian Art. Temple of Seti I at Abydos. Relief depicting the resurrection of Osiris. Her sister and wife Isis holds his head and the God Sokar assist him while he is awakening. 19th Dynasty. C
Guide to afterlife for Amunem-wija. EgyptGuide to afterlife for Amunem-wija, chief of the domain. Papyrus. Third Intermediate Period. 21st Dynasty. 1075-946 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Guide to the alterlife for Sesech. EgyptGuide to the afterlife for Sesech, chief of the domain. Papyrus. New Kingdom. 20th Dynasty. 1190-1075 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany