Myths Collection

Ares and Aphrodite. Greek art
Votive relief dedicated to Ares and Aphrodite. 5th c.BC. Classical Greek art. Relief on marble. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Archaeological Museum

Icarus & Daedalus
Daedalus encouraged his son Icarus to fly from the island of Crete to the sun. But the sun melted the wax with which his wings were fastened on and Icarus fell into the sea

Persephone & Demeter
Persephone (Proserpina) is reunited for the Spring and Summer with her mother Demeter (Ceres) until each Autumn and Winter, when she must return to her husband Pluto (Hades)

Hector & Andromache
Hector and Andromache with their baby son, Astyanax (Scamandrios), held by a nursemaid. Hector asks the gods to make his son braver and stronger than himself

Cover design for Narcisse by Nikolai Tcherepnin
Cover design for Narcisse, a mythological poem set to music by the Russian composer Nikolai Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (1873-1945)

Arion on a Dolphin
A Greek poet and musician, reputed to have been cast into the sea by mariners but carried to Taenaros on a dolphins back

Guan Yin. 10th c. - 13th c. Bodhisattva of compassion. Chinese art. Song period. Sculpture on wood. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum

Tomb of Horemheb. Hathor. Fresco
EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Horemheb. Goddess Hathor. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Fresco

Viking ships of the king Olaf I of Norway (995-1000). Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Phoenix, the mythical bird reborn from the flames of fire. Coloured woodcut. Date: 1493

Bernadette and Sheep
How myths arise : Bernadette is depicted with sheep, though she is actually gathering firewood : but the little shepherdess image is more picturesque

Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s. XIV. Detail
Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s.XIV. Detail

Trojan Horse
After the death of Hector the Greeks made a huge wooden horse. The Trojans dragged it into Troy, but it was full of Greek soldiers who sacked Troy

Mexico. Uxmal. Pyramid of the Magician
Pyramid of the Magician. 6th-10th c. MEXICO. YUCATN. Uxmal. Puuc style. Maya art

Icarus falls from the sky as the sun melts his wings

Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving

Mexico City. Quetzalcoatl Snake
MEXICO. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Teotihuacan Hall. Quetzalcoatl Snake. Aztec art. Sculpture

God Hanuman. Hindu art

The Seven Boys of the Pleiades
A surreal artistic rendering of seven boys from a painting by Francis Floris (1519-1570), a Flemish painter and artist. The painting is an allegory (a common trait in Floris's paintings)

Orpheus death. Illustration from the French version of Ovid's Metamorphoses (15th-16th centuries). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Republican war calendar (1939). SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

According to legend, it was taken to the King of Poland, who wished to keep it. It was also shown to a group of Catholic bishops, Date: 16th century

Mythical Sea Serpent
A huge sea serpent attacking a ship

Folklore - Sea Serpent
The Sea-monk a marine monster which looks vaguely human. Date: 1558

PISANO, Andrea da Pontedera, called Andrea (1270-1349). Saturn. 1337-1341. Moulding which decorated Giottos Campanile. Renaissance art. Trecento. Florentine school. Relief on rock. ITALY. Florence

PHILEMON & BAUCIS PHILEMON & BAUCIS
Poor cottagers Philemon and Baucis (husband and wife) entertained the (disguised) travellers Mercury and Jupiter so well that their cottage was transformed into a palace. Date: circa 780 BC

Adam and Eve disobeying God. Banishes from the Garden of Ede
Old Testament. Original sin. Adam and Eve disobeying God. Banishes from the Garden of Eden. Book of Genesis. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Where The Rainbow Ends by John Ramsey & Clifford Mills
Where The Rainbow Ends by John Ramsay and Clifford Mills. First produced Savoy Theatre, 21st December 1911. For the revival at the Victoria Palace, 20th December 1919

INDIA. Ellora. Ellora Caves. Ellora. Cave 33. Jain Temple of Jagannath Sabha, 9-10th c. Sculpture of two seated tirthankaras. Hindu art. Architecture

PARMIGIANINO, Francesco Mazzola, called Il (1503-1540). Legend of Artemis and Actaeon. 1523. ITALY. Fontanellato. La Rocca. Detail. Greyhound. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Fresco

Trimurti ( three forms in Sanskrit) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Triad of the three major gods of Hindu mythology. 20th. c. Illustration by B. G. Sharma. Miniature Painting

Ara Casali. View of the back, with the legend of Romulus and Remus. Roman art. Relief on rock. VATICAN CITY. Pius-Clementine Museum (Vatican Museums)

Bolivia Tiwanaku Site
BOLIVIA. Tiahuanaco. Sculpted head, 8th-10th c. A.D. Tihuanaco culture. Sculpture on rock

Goddess Srhi Sentamarai Laximi, wife of Vishnu. Hindu art

Old Testament. Original sin. Adam and Eve disobeying God. Banishes from the Garden of Eden. Engraving

Mercury. 3rd century. Roman art. Mosaic. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Tarragona. National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona

Hevajra. 18th c. Buddhist Tantric deity. Golden bronze. Tibetan art. Sculpture. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum. Proc: CHINA. TIBET

Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire, ordering the construction of the city of Cuzco, capital of the Empire. Illustration in Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande

CUYP, Albert Jacobsz (1620-1691). Mercury. Baroque art. Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Banco Exterior de Espa񡠨 Overseas Trade Bank of Spain) Collection

CYPRUS. Paphos. House of Aion. The Apollo and Marsyas mosaic, detail of Pliny and Apollo, House of Aion. (3rd century AD). Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic

Roman as with a representation of the god Janus. This was the first coin ever struck by Ancient Rome

CYPRUS. Paphos. Nea Paphos. Mosaics of the House of Dionysos 2nd-4th century A D. Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic

Taoism. Last phase of alchemical meditation. Chinese art. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library

ITALY. Pompeii. Cupid. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco

Ficoroni cist. ca. 300 BC. Etruscan art. Relief on bronze. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. National Etruscan Museum of Villa Julia. Proc: ITALY. LAZIO. ROME. Palestrina

Painted wood stele depicting Amon musician playing harp before god Ra-Harakhty, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI. Egyptian art. Painting. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Borobudur Temple. 9th c. INDONESIA. Borobudur. Reliefs of the temple wall. Frieze depicting Buddhist scenes. Hindu art. Relief on rock

Maya calendar with glyphs. Maya art. MEXICO. CHIAPAS. Palenque. INAH Palenque Museum

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