Myth Collection (page 41)

Faust Conjuring
Faust in his study, conjuring up the magical forces which will restore his youth

Herne & Mabel / Cruikshank
HERNE THE HUNTER Herne flying into the burning woods with Mabel

Round Table
Les Chevaliers de la Table- Ronde. The Knights of the Round Table

Myth / Ireland / Bovs Court
The swans sing to Bovs court

Hesione Rescued
Hesione, daughter of Trojan ruler Laomedon, is chosen by lot to be sacrificed to a monster; luckily for her Herakles happens to be nearby, and he of course rescues her

Myth / Classical Myth / Mars
Greek god of war

Classical Myth / Hymen
Greek god of marriage, carrying a veil and a torch

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

Reborn Every Year
He is reborn every year

Sinbad / Roc Attack / Ford
The first Roc aims a stone at the ship

Persephone Abducted
Persephone is abducted by Hades and taken to his underworld kingdom

Dionysos (Tooke)
He rides his chariot, drawn by leopards, towards a vineyard

Charon (Tooke)
The ferryman who carries travellers across the Styx to the Underworld, but rarely vice versa : in the foreground is Cerberus, a particularly fierce watchdog

Orpheus Postcard 5 of 5
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice performed by actors for a set of postcards : 5 - he looks back - and all is lost !

Orpheus Postcard 4 of 5
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice performed by actors for a set of postcards : 4 - he leads her out of the underworld

Orpheus Postcard 3 of 5
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice performed by actors for a set of postcards : 3 - he goes to the underworld to find her

Orpheus Postcard 1 of 5
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice performed by actors for a set of postcards : 1 - he plays delightfully

Deianeira Abducted
Deianeira, wife of Herakles, is carried off by the centaur Nessus

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

Theseus Tells Ariadne
He tells Ariadne, daughter of Minos, king of Crete, that - with her help - he has overcome the Minotaur which was menacing the island

Europa (Munzer)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Europa (Flameng)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Europa (Nicholls)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Europa (Anon C18)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Dido Inspecting
Dido Queen of Carthage inspects progress in the rebuilding of her city

Dido Despairs
Dido despairs when Aeneas leaves her to found Rome

Aeneas & Dido
The lovers are caught in a rainstorm while out hunting

Prometheus & Fire
Against the wishes of Zeus - hence the lightning flashes ! - Prometheus brings fire to mankind, as well as the arts. For this he is punished, but mankind keeps the fire

Muses and Apollo
The Nine Muses dance with their patron and friend, Apollo (known as Apollo Musagete when playing this role)

Athena Weds Herakles
The marriage of Athena with Herakles

Pan (Parrish)
Pan by a stream

Pan (Tooke)
Greek god of woodlands and pastures

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

Atlas & Heavens
A Titan, condemned by Zeus to carry the entire heavens on his back

Atlas & Planets
A Titan, condemned by Zeus to carry the entire heavens on his back : the planets in their orbits are clearly marked !

Eos / Aurora (Panofka)
The Greek Goddess of the Dawn, known to the Romans as Aurora

Cadmus Consults Oracle
Cadmus consults the Oracle of Delphi

The Muses (Zuccaro)
Clio - Thalia - Terpsichore - Euterpe - Polyhymnia - Calliope - Erato - Urania - Melpomene

The Muses (Bell)
Clio - Thalia - Terpsichore - Euterpe - Polyhymnia - Calliope - Erato - Urania - Melpomene

Building the Argo
Argus builds the Argo in which Jason and the Argonauts will sail to Colchis to steal the Golden Fleece

Jason & Medea
Medea, daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis, who possesses the Golden Fleece, falls in love with Jason and agrees to help him steal it despite the beasts which guard it

JASON
Depicted armed for the fray

Titans Versus Gods
The Titans challenge the Gods for supremacy, but are defeated

Man in Moon (Anon)
The man who lives in the Moon is busy with his housekeeping

Achilles & Delegates
Sulking in his tent, making music not war, Achilles receives a delegation of the Greek leaders who hope to persuade him back onto the battlefield

Bathed in Styx
Achilles is made invulnerable when his mother dips him in the river Styx : alas, she holds him by the heel which doesn t get wet leaving him less than 100% protected

Antaeus and Pigmies
The Libyan giant Antaeus impresses the Pigmies, but he will eventually be defeated by Herakles, who lifts him off the ground whence he derives his strength

Oedipus and Sphinx
Oedipus, subsequently king of Thebes, successfully solves the riddle of the Sphinx and then rids the country of the monster

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