Myth Collection (#20)

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

HEBE
Daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe was the Greek goddess of youth; she lived on Mount Olympus, and was cupbearer to the Gods when not caring for her mothers peacocks

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

Helen of Troy
Daughter of Zeus and Leda; wife of Menelaus, King of Troy. She eloped with Paris and thus brought about the siege and destruction of Troy

Myth / Father Time
Time propels our planet through Eternity

Lancelot & Hellawes
Sir Lancelot and the witch Hellawes

Idun & Golden Apples
Idun, keeper of the golden apples which keep the gods young

Iliad / Paris & Helen
Paris and Helen

GUINEVERE
She walks through the meadows

Atlas Carrying World
Atlas, a Titan who was punished for rebelling against the Gods by being made to carry the heavens on his shoulders; later he was turned to stone, becoming the Atlas Mountains

Black Hole of Calcutta
The Black Hole of Calcutta, in which only 23 of 146 prisoners are said to have survived. (This has now been shown to be a myth)

Zeus as a boy fed by his foster mother, Amalthea
Zeus/Jupiter as a boy, being fed from a cornucopia by his foster mother Amalthea underneath a tree, while Pan (right) plays his pipes

William Tell shooting the apple off his sons head
William Tell, mythical Swiss folk hero, shooting the apple off his sons head

Castor & Pollux (Tooke)
The twin sons of Zeus and Leda, known as the DIOSCURI, sail with Jason to steal the Golden Fleece, and end up as the Gemini of the Zodiac

King Canute gets his feet wet
King Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal

Arctic Antics, drawn by Webster Murray
Three mermaids chase a polar bear in arctic sea. Date: 1928

Relief with Amazonomachy. Athens, Greece. 2nd century AD. Marble. An Amazon wearing a short tunic and helmet is in combat with a naked Greek in a rocky landscape. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Sea Serpents
Two explanations for the sighting of sea serpents: the first, a school of porpoises; the second, the tentacles of a giant squid

A Fairy Serenade - Fairy Troubadour atop a mushroom
A Fairy Serenade - A Fairy Troubadour atop a mushroom belting out some love songs for his girl... Date: 1920s

Statue of Ariadne on the Panther by von Dannecker
Statue of Ariadne on the Panther (finished from 1810 to 1824), Bethmanns Museum, Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany - carved by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (1758-1841)

Fancy Dress - Miss C. Bradhurst as Daphne
Miss C. Bradhurst, winner of first prize in The Sketch magazines fancy dress competition. She has had the original (and rather simple) idea of coming as Daphne, from Greek myth

Babies and storks on five Victorian scraps
Babies and storks (and a postman) on five Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Priestesses of the goddess Vesta. Colored engraving
Priestesses of the goddess Vesta in the temple. Engraving. Colored

Creation of Man. Engraving, 16th century

Priestesses of the goddess Vesta in the temple. Engraving

Fantastic Adventures - Land of the Shadow Dragons
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1941, featuring the story Land of the Shadow Dragons by Eando Binder. Man in overall defend a pretty woman from a huge dragon after their plane crashed. Date: 1941

Fantastic Adventures - The Tale of the red dwarf
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1947, featuring the story The Tale of the red dwarf who writes with his tail by the red dwarf. A big plump looking devil is writing with his own tail in a book

Fantastic Adventures - Onslaught of the druid girls
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, June 1941, featuring the story Onslaught of the druid girls by Ray Cummings. A young beautiful woman rides a hippogriff. Date: 1941

Fantastic Adventures - The Return of Jongor
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1944, featuring the story The Return of Jongor by Robert Moore Williams. A warrior attacks a club-wielding centaur with a spear. Date: 1944

Parian figures, Plate 91, with a woman kneeling before a cross (Rock of Ages), Zenobia, Innocence Protected, Evening Dew, Morning Dew, Hunter, and Driver. Date: circa 1880s

Phaethons Fall, 1678, by Johann Heiss (1640-1704)
Johann Heiss (1640-1704). German painter. Phaethons Fall, 1678. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Aert de Gelder (1645-1727). Vertumnus and Pomona. Oil on can
Aert de Gelder (1645-1727). Dutch painter. Vertumnus and Pomona. Oil on canvas. The god Vertumnus, disguised as an old woman approaches Pomona and lauds the virtues of love and of himself

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Medusa column base. Istanbul
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Medusa column base. Detail

Statuette of a cat depicting goddess Bastet. Wood
Wooden statuette of a cat depicting goddess Bastet. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Scarabs. Egypt
Egypt. Scarabs. Symbol of Sun God. Used as amulet or seal. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Statue of Athena. Roman copy
Statue of Goddess Athena. Roman copy of an original from 5th century BC. Marble. From Leptis Magna. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

The Arms of the Dutch East India Company, 1651, by Jeronimus
Jeronimus Becx (active c. 1649-1658). Dutch artist. The Arms of the Dutch East India Company, 1651. Detail. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of
Jeronimus Becx (active c. 1649-1658). Dutch artist. The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia, 1651. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Egyptian Art. Karnak. Altar offerings with perfume bottles a
Egyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting an altar offerings with perfume bottles and papyrus flowers. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Egypt

Relief depicting Cupid. Temple of Isis. 2nd century BC. Pomp
Pompeii. Relief depicting Cupid. Temple of Isis. Purgatory. 2nd century BC. Italy

Egyptian button of a chest. New Kingdom
Button of a chest with the cartouche of Tiy. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. 1388-1351 BC. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. Mosaic of Ada
Czech Republic. Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. The Mosaic of Adam and Eve(1372), by Niccoletto Semitecolo, Italian painter of the early-Renaissance. 14th century. Castle complex

A mountain valley with Diana and her nymphs by Jan Tilens (1
Jan Tilens (1589-1630). Flemish painter. A mountain valley with Diana and her nymphs. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Italy. Rome. Forum of Nerva. Built in 85-97 A. C
Italy. Rome. Forum of Nerva. Built in 85-97 A.C. It was started by Emperor Domitian but officially completed and opened by his successor, Nerva

River Tiber. Four Fountains (Quattro Fontane), 1588-1593, de
Italy. Rome. Group of Four Fountains (Quattro Fontane), 1588-1593. River Tiber. Designed by Domenico Fontana (1543-1607)

Mary Anderson in the role of Hermione, wife of Pyrrhus
Mary Anderson (1859-1940). American actress. Mary Anderson in the role of Hermione, wife of Pyrrhus. Engraving by Jonnard. The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored

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