Gods Collection (page 7)

Hotei, the god of good fortune, one of the seven lucky gods, right profile, arms folded behind his back, standing in front of his large bottomless bag of goods. Date between 1830 and 1850

Fukurokuju, the god of wisdom, wealth, long life, and happiness, one of the seven lucky gods, standing, facing left. Date between 1830 and 1850

Gods protection over his people. Date c1876

Gods Provident House - Chester
Gods Provident House - Watergate Street, Chester. This building is famous for its inscription on the front reading: Gods providence is mine inheritance

Iris Makes Rainbow
In pre-scientific days, rainbows were credited to Iris, the messenger of the gods : the rainbow was the bridge whereby she came down from the heavens

Paul and Barnabas
At Lystra, Paul and Barnabas find that - thanks to their miracle-working - they are being worshipped as gods ! Date: 1st century

The Gods Without Freia
Without Freia to keep them young, the gods grow wan and old

The Warning of Erda
Scene Four : Erda, the Earth Goddess, warns the Gods

Asklepios, Asclepius, Aesculapius, god of medicine
Asklepios (Asclepius), the Greek god of medicine and healing, adopted by the Romans as Aesculapius. Date: BCE

Destruction of Kaleya - a four-armed Hindu God destroys a monstrous many-headed snake (Naga) - which is in the process of consuming two women whilst suspended over a river

Homage of Bharata - women, children and Gods pay homage to Bharata, a legendary King in Hindu mythology

Ancient British Druids pick Mistletoe
Ancient British Druid picks mistletoe with his Golden Sickle and makes an incantation toward the sky

Praying at a Menhir
Though priests deplore such superstitions, many peasants retain allegiance to old gods - women pray before the druidic stones at Montchauvet in the bocage of Normandie

Kwei-Sing Saved
KWEI-SING, one of several gods of litrerature, is saved from a watery grave by a Ngau, a species of benevolent sea- monster

PI-LOU-FOU, the first of the five Nirvana Buddhas, an important deity in the very complex hierarchy of Tantric, Taoist and Buddhist gods

Burning Incense China
Religious devotees burn incense sticks in a temple which actors perform as Gods in the rear

Bardic Recital
A bard in ancient Germany tells of the heroes, the monsters, the gods, the battles of their race

Fable / Minervas Olive
MINERVAs OLIVE: Minerva enquires of the other gods why the trees they favour bear no fruit; she has chosen the olive because of the usefulness of its fruit

Fable / Momus
JUPITER, NEPTUNE, MINERVA AND MOMUS: Momus found fault with everything made by the gods including man, so much so that Jupiter drove him from his office of judge

Ganymede Abducted

Cadmus Becomes Dragon
Cadmus, overwhelmed by misfortune, asks the gods to change him into a dragon, whereupon his wife Harmonia becomes one also

Codex Troano - 3
Part of a Calendar used by Maya priests, depicting gods and symbolic creatures Plate xxii

Codex Troano - 4
Part of a Calendar used by Maya priests, depicting gods and symbolic creatures Plate xxiii

Snake-Gods of Ouidah
The people of Ouidah, Benin (West Africa) venerate a species of large non-poisonous snakes, whom they regard as protectors and allow to go freely in their villages

Egyptian Idols
A variety of ancient Egyptian idols

Augustus, Roman Emperor
AUGUSTUS, ROMAN EMPEROR allegorical representation showing him as a god, sitting among other gods, while his soldiers fight victoriously

Persephone & Pluto
Summer turns to Autumn, and to her dismay Persephone (Proserpina) must ride with her husband Pluto (Hades) in his chariot to the underworld until the following Spring

Religion / Gods / Lithuanian
The ancient Lithuanians worshipped a serpent god

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

Praying in Japan
Praying before a domestic altar of the gods of happiness in Japan

Figures of gods found at Tiryns, Greece
Figures of gods made from terracotta, found at Tiryns, Mycenae, Greece

Solomon and False Gods
The ageing Solomon allows himself to be corrupted by his womenfolk into the worship of false gods : God is very, very displeased

Coifi Profanes Idols
Coifi, High priest of the old Saxon religion in Northumbria, convinced by Christianity & wondering what his gods have ever done for him profanes the temple idols

Frigga, Thor, Odin
Three gods of the ancient peoples of northern Europe - FRIGGA, THOR and ODIN

Religion / Gods / Vishnu
The Hindu god Vishnu in his first incarnation/avatar, shown here appearing out of a fish

Codex Troano - 2
Part of a Calendar used by Maya priests, depicting gods and symbolic creatures Plate xxi

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

Ebisu, God of Plenty
The God of Plenty, and Daily Food, the most popular of Japans household gods : his basket is filled with the red- skinned tai, a favourite sea food

Ptolemy Crowned by Gods
The ruler Ptolemy I Soter - self-proclaimed king - is crowned by the Goddesses who preside over South Egypt and North, thus confirming his seizure of power

Advert / Para Liqueur 1909
Para Liqueur - drink of the gods!

DOOR GODS
The Door Gods, military & civil

Hindu New Year
INDIA The women of a Hindu household offer food to the gods of the heavens in the traditional Pongol new year ceremony

Wagner / Ulk / Berlin
RICHARD WAGNER German composer, deified at Bayreuth, with deposed gods and goddesses below: There is only one God, and His name is Wagner!

Sacrificing a Sheep
The Spartan general Pausanias sacrifices a sheep before engaging the Persians at Plataea : he wins the battle, though whether because of his sacrifice, only the gods know

Racine / Thebaide
LA THEBAIDE or Les Freres ennemis (Racines first play) Jocasta rails against the gods

Cassandra and the Horse
The seer Cassandra is desperate because she knows that the Trojan Horse will be disastrous for Troy, but the gods have ordained that no one will believe her warnings

Stenography from Above
Stenography depicted as a gift from the gods !

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