Gods Collection (page 8)

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 !

Damayanti Chooses Nala
DAMAYANTI, daughter of Bhima king of Vidarbha, chooses prince NALA as her husband; despite the presence of lookalike gods she is guided to choose the real Nala

Nut Holding Figurine
The mother of the gods, with her brother the earth-god Geb; she is depicted holding a male figurine though it is not clear if this is one of her children

Past and Present
The AKERU, a pair of lion- gods, represent Past & Present, Yesterday and Today, in the Egyptian cosmology

Indian Fakirs
Two fakirs stand or lie in uncomfortable positions, to the greater glory of their gods

Roman Procession
A procession in honour of the gods - their statues are carried in chariots through the streets of the city

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

Worship, C18 Haiti
Religious ceremony of the inhabitants of Hispaniola, West Indies (today Haiti and Dominican Republic) - the god has heads of different animals, and a tail

Ganymede & Eagle
The beautiful youth Ganymede, son of King Tros of Troy, catches Zeus eye and he sends an eagle to abduct him, immortalising him as the cupbearer of the Gods

Roman Sacrifice Food
A Roman woman gives offerings of food and drink to the gods, while her companions play a suitably musical accompaniment

Idols of Bible Times 2
Nibhaz, human but with a dogs head is one of the gods of the Avites, a people settled in Samaria by the king of Assyria. (see Second Kings 17.31)

Jingu and Chuai
The empress Jingu urges her husband, the emperor Chuai to direct his efforts to the west. He won t listen, so the gods slay him, and Jingu makes a friendly treaty with Korea

Pan, Sylvanus & Apollo
Gallus (Virgils patron), unhappy in love, is comforted by Pan, Sylvanus & Apollo

Heavenly Taxes
CHINA Chinese bonzes burn paper money as heavenly taxes, trusting that the gods are so stupid, they won t notice the difference

Birth of Apiculture
The birth of Apiculture - when heifers are sacrificed, bees swarm from them - a gift from the gods to the pious

Gods of Olympos
The Gods of Olympos divert themselves with wine, women and song, pretty much like us mortals

MAGELLAN (1480 - 1521)
FERDINAND MAGELLAN Portuguese navigator depicted allegorically during his voyage to South America

Shaman of Yakutia, Siberia
A Shaman of Yakutia, Siberia, calls on the tribal deities to heal a sick man

Roman citizen honouring the Lares
A Roman citizen honouring the Lares, or household gods

C Fabius Dorso performing sacrifices
Even while the Gauls are besieging Rome, C Fabius Dorso continues to perform sacrifices on the Quirinal Hill, passing safely through the enemy camp, hoping to influence the Gods to save the city

Dedication of the Roman Capitol
The Roman Capitol is dedicated to the deities Jupiter, Minerva and Juno

Las Cases reproaches Peruvians for sacrificing children
Las Casas reproaches Peruvians at Guacheta for sacrificing children to their gods

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