Myths Collection (page 2)

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

Anubis. Egyptian painting
Tomb of Khaemwese. ca. 1151 BC. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Queens. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Fresco

MEXICO. Xochicalco. Ceremonial Center. Quetzalcoatl Pyramid. Teotihuacan culture

Evil Genie of the Taoist shamanism. Chinese art. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

HONDURAS. COPAN. CopᮮMaya god. Maya art
HONDURAS. COPAN. Copß«« Maya god. Maya art

Inca vase with a mythological drawing. Inca art. Ceramics. PERU. Lima. National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History

Double mina from Chios with an harpy. Coin. SPAIN

Achilles & Hector
Apollo intervenes between Hector and Achilles and warns Hector that Achilles might slay him. (Which eventually happens)

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

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

Italy. 500-475 B. C. Greek myths in Italy. Hero Odysseus, who
Italy. Ancient Art. 500-475 B.C. Greek myths in Italy. Hero Odysseus, who escaped from the Cyclopss cave by hiding under the belly of a ram. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553). Venus and Cupid. 1535. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Borghese Gallery and Museum

ANTINOܓ(110-130). Young Greek famous because of
ANTINOܓ (110-130). Young Greek famous because of his beauty, favourite of Emperor Hadrian. Roman art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. UMBRIA. Perugia. National Archaeological Museum of Umbria

MEXICO. VERACRUZ. El Taj�Relief from the south
MEXICO. VERACRUZ. El Taj� Relief from the south ball court. Depicts the sacrifice of a ball player. Classic period, c 500 - 900. Totonacan art. Sculpture

Ceremonial scene 981. Painting on silk. Chinese art. Painting. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum. Proc: CHINA. NORTH WEST. Dunhuang

PHAEDRA. Mythological figure, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus. Roman art. Fresco. VATICAN CITY. Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican Library)

CARRACHE, Annibale. The Galleria Farnese. 1597-1602. ITALY. Rome. Farnese Palace. Paris and Mercury. Baroque art. Fresco

ASIA. CHINA. HONAN. Anyang (Henan). Gu ritual vessel used to drink wine or to offer ritual libations. Bronze polychrome. Chinese art. Shang period. Jewelry. SINGAPORE. Lee Kong Chian Art Museum

Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, found at Colle de las Escalerilla. Aztec art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology

INDIA. Konarak. Sun Temple. Built between 1240 and 1258 by King Narasimha Deva I honoring the god Surya. Detail of statue of God of the sun. Hindu art. Relief on rock

Ceramics, black figures. Fight between Achilles and Penthesilea, the queen of the Amazons. Classical Greek art. Ceramics

Boerhaave, Hermann. Dutch botanist, humanist and physician of European fame. Ilustration of his book Methodus Studii Medici. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona University Library

ITALY. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Statue of Diana. Roman art. Early Empire

ITALY. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Statue of Apollo. Roman art. Early Empire

Anthropomorphic figure of a man seated with nose ring. Quimbaya art. Ceramics. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum

Staff Head. Bronze, 17 cm. 4th century BC. Proceeds from Alexandropol Barrow, Ukraine. Scythian Art. Jewelry. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum. Proc: UKRAINE

Statue of Asklepios (god of medicine), 2nd c. A. D
Statue of Asklepios (god of medicine), 2nd c. A.D.. It comes from Cerro de San Alb� (Merida). Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture on marble. SPAIN. EXTREMADURA. BADAJOZ. M鲩 da

Sweden. Birka. Viking settlement
SWEDEN. BJ֒ K֮ Viking settlement of Birka (9th-10th c.)

Lebanon. Baalbek. Temple of Bacchus
LEBANON. BIQA. Baalbek. Temple of Bacchus, god of wine (2nd c. AD). Roman art. Early Empire. Architecture

Figure on a log. Yoruba art
Figure sitting on a loch. Yoruba art. Sculpture on wood. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of African and Oceanic Arts. Proc: NIGERIA

Beg-Tse. Tibetan art
Beg-Tse. 18th c. Golden bronze. God of War. Tibetan art. Sculpture. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum. Proc: CHINA. TIBET

Pharmacopoeia Augustana reformata. Date: 1672

The Flotsam & Jetsam of the Sea by Charles Robinson
Beautiful illustration by Charles Robinson showiong a sailor and a lady friend peering over the edge of a ship to see a bevy of beautiful mermaids in the sea below. Date: 1939

Aesops Fables
This picture depicts small snapshots of some of Aesops most famous fables like the hare and the tortoise and the fox and the grapes

MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO. TeotihuacᮮThe Sun
MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO. Teotihuacᮮ The Sun Pyramid. Teotihuacan culture

MEXICO. HIDALGO. Tula. Quetzalcoatl Temple and Atlantes Statues. Toltec art

MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO. TeotihuacᮮQuetzalcoatl
MEXICO. STATE OF MEXICO. Teotihuacᮮ Quetzalcoatl

Harpy. Found in Peru in 17th c. according to the text. Litography

AUSTRALIA. NORTHERN TERRITORY. Ubirr Rock. Kakadu National Park. Cave

God of the North. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain. FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum

THAILAND. Khamphaeng Phet. Wat Phra Kaeo. Painting with mythological scene (18th-19th c.)

Great Palace. 650-770. MEXICO. CHIAPAS. Palenque. Late classic period. Maya art

AUSTRALIA. NORTHERN TERRITORY. Ayers Rock. Paleolithic art. Cave

CHINA. Xiahe. Monastery of Labrang. The Silk Road. Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism (Geluk or Yellow Hat School)

SRI LANKA. Dambulla. Golden Temple. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

PERU. Trujillo. Chan Chan. Mural decoration

Kouan-ti, God of War. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain. FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum

Coin decorated with the wolf from Sienas Republic, 1507. Coin

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping