Mythological Collection (page 3)

Faust by W. G. Wills - Henry Irving as Mephistopheles
Faust by W. G. Wills (a free adaptation of Goethes version). First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 19th December 1885

Argo Navis. Constellation represented by the ship Argo. Engr
Argo Navis. Mythological interpretation of the constellation of the Southern Hemisphere, represented by the ship Argo, used by Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece

Cupid Rekindling the torch of Hymen, 1831. By George Rennie
Cupid Rekindling the torch of Hymen. C. 1831. By Scottish sculptor George Rennie (1802-1860). Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

South metope XXXI. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the b
South metope XXXI from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and Lapiths. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. The eye of Horus. Relief
Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Ptolemaic Dynasty. 2nd century B.C. Dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris. The eye of Horus. Relief

Egypt. Edfu. Temple of Horus. Horus in battle with god Seth
Egypt. Edfu. Temple of Horus. 3rd century B.C. Relief depicting the god Horus standing on a boat and avenging his fathers murder in a battle with his Uncle, the god Seth

Icarus and Daedalus flying. Engraving. Colored
Icarus and his father Daedalus flying. Engraving by Albrecht Durer, 1493. Colored

Ara Pacis Augustae. Goddess Roma, sitting on a pile of troph
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Dated 13th century BC. Figure of the goddess Roma, sitting on a pile of trophy weapons. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Ara Pacis Augustae. Tellus panel
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Tellus panel. Relief depicting Tellus nursing Romulus and Remus. Dated 13 BC. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Egyptian Art. Karnak. The goddess Bastet. Relief
Egyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting the goddess Bastet. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Egypt

Coffin of priest Ken-Hor. Egypt
Rectangular outer coffin of Ken-Hor. Four corner posts and vaulted lid. Wood. 600 BC. 26th Dynasty. Grave of priest Ken-Hor. Akhmim-Sohag. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Statue of Aphrodite. Idalion, Cyprus
Statue of Aphrodite, Great Goddess of Cyprus. 5th century BC. Limestone. Idalion, Cyprus. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Pergamon Altar. West frieze. Gigantomachy. Triton and Amphit
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. West frieze. Gegantomachy. Lift to right; Triton and Amphitrite

Statue of Ptah. Egyptian God
Egypt. Statue of God Ptah. New Kingdom. XVIII-XX Dynasty. 1550-1070 BC. Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy

Sphinx at gardens of Belvedere Palace. 18th century. Vienna
Belvedere Palace. Gardens designed by Dominique Girard. Sphinx. Statue. Vienna. Austria

Dionysus Bevilacqua. Roman sculpture after Greek originals of the 4th century BC, previously in the Bevilacqua Collection (Verona). Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Artemis. Sculpture. 1st century AD. Roman work after Greek o
Artemis. Goddes of the Hunt. Daughter of Zeus and sister of Apollo. Roman equivalent is Diana. Sculpture. 1st century AD. Roman work after Greek originals. A richly decorated diadem. Glyptothek

Muse. The Roman sculpture after an original of about 130 BC was restored by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Floor mosaic. About 200 AD. Aion, god of Eternity, surrounde
Floor mosaic. About 200 AD From a Roman villa near Sentium (Sassferrato) in the Marches. Aion, god of Eternity, surrounded by a zodiac wheel, the seated earth mother Tellus

Head of Ares, god of war. Roman sculpture after an original of 330 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Bust of Athena. Roman sculpture after original of about 420
Athena. Goddess of wisdom, courage, law and justice. (Roman equivalent: Minerva). Bust of Athena. Roman sculpture after original of about 420 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Statue of a Silenus. Roman sculpture after a model of about
Greek art. Niche. Statue of a Silenus (old satyr). Roman sculpture after a model of about 330 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany. Europe

Barberini Faun. A sleeping satyr. About 220 BC. Greek baroq
Greek art. Barberini Faun. A sleeping satyr. About 220 BC. Probably stood in a sanctuary of Dionysus and was later brought to gardens on the banks of the Tiber. Greek baroque. Roman copy. Glyptothek

Pergamon Altar. Aether and Uranus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy: south frieze

Pergamon Altar. Goddess Rhea or Cybele riding on a lion next
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze. Goddess Rhea or Cybele riding on a lion next to goddess Adrasteia

Pergamon Altar. Horse of Helios carriage attacking a giant
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. South frieze. Gigantomachy. Horse of Helios carriage attacking a giant

Pergamon Altar. Artemis and Leto fighting against Otos
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy

Pergamon Altar. Leto and Apollo fighting against Tityos
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Leto fights using a torch against titan Tityos

Pergamon Altar. Probably goddess Nyx or one of the Erinyes h
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. North frieze

Quadriga by Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850). Brandenbur
Quadriga, chariot drawn by four horses driven by Victoria Goddess. Copy by the original of 1793, by Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850). Brandenburg Gate. Berlin. Germany

Stele dedicated to bull Mnevis by laundryman Ipi. Egypt
Stele dedicated to bull Mnevis by laundryman Ipi. Limestone. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1300-1200 BC. Probably from Heliopolis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Art greek. Archaic. Amphora of Melos. 7th BC century. Nation
Art greek. Archaic. Amphora of Melos. Datd between 650-600 BC. Apollo and muses in chariot drawn by winged horses. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Greece

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate. Aurochs. Perg
Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate, one of the eight gates of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in the year 575 B.C

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Dionysus fighting with the Indians. Mosaic. Palazzo Massimo
Pavement mosaic depicting Dionysus fighting with the Indians. 4th century. From Villa Rufinella. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy

Mycenaean art. Greece. Fresco of the Lady of Mycenae or the Mycenaean. 13th century B.C. It depicts a goddess. Found at Mycenae in 1970. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Centaur kidnapping a young woman. Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs. Decoration of the Temple of Zeus in the Sanctuary of Olympia. 5th century B.C. Parian marble. West pediment

Phoenician art. Cyprus. 6th century BC. Herakles, 530-520 A.C. Limestone. Comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian. Relief panels depicting two protective winged genius. Detail. Hand. Dated between 883-859 BC. They come from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Pre-Columbian Art. Maya-Toltec. Head of the god of rain. Dated between eleven to twelve. centuries. It comes from Chichen-Itza (Mexico). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Altar of Mars and Venus. rome. italy
Roman art. Italy. Altar of Mars and Venus in marble lunense. Roman artwork of the end of the reign of Trajan (98-117 ), later re-used under the Hadrianic era (117-132)

Head of Hathor as cow from grave of Tutankhamun. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Head of Hathor as cow from grave of Tutankhamun. Golden wood. 18th Dynasty. New Empire. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Statue of the goddess Hathor, depicted with cow horns and so
Egyptian Art. Statue of the goddess Hathor, depicted with cow horns and solar disk. Comes from the Temple of Luxor. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Tomb of Amen Khopshef. Young servant. Valley of the Queens
Tomb of Amen Khopshef, son of Ramses III. Polychrome reliefs decorating the walls of the burial chamber. Young servant. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Valley of the Queens. Egypt

Tomb of Amen Khopshef. Goddess Hathor with the prince. Vall
Tomb of Amen Khopshef, son of Ramses III. Polychrome reliefs decorating the walls of the burial chamber. Goddess Hathor with the prince. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Valley of the Queens. Egypt

Temple of Ramses III. Winged sun relief as a symbol of prote
Temple of Ramses III. Winged sun relief (falcon wings with two uraeus and solar disk), as a symbol of protection above the doors of the temples. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty

Winged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramesses III
Winged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramses III. Temple of Ramesses III. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Medinet Habu. West Thebes. Egypt

Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh making offerings to god Horus. Relief. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

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