Tooke Collection

Apollo (Tooke)
The bow testifies to his status as god of archery, the lyre to his patronage of the arts : his halo identifies him as the Roman equivalent of the Greek Sun-god HELIOS

John Horne Tooke, clergyman, politician, philologist
John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), English clergyman, politician and philologist. circa 1800s

HERA / JUNO (TOOKE)
As befits the consort of Zeus, she travels in a splendid chariot drawn by her favourite peacocks

HESTIA / TOOKE
The virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire brought by Aeneas from Troy, and served by the Vestal Virgins

Hermes - Mercury - Tooke
Classical Mythology - Hermes (Mercury), Messenger of the Gods - from Tookes Pantheon

ZEUS [TOOKE]
Depicted with his attributes

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

Fortuna (Tooke)
The Roman goddess of luck, holding a cornucopia full of nice things, and a strange instrument

John Horne Tooke (1736 - 1812) - English controversial Divine and politician (co-founder with John Wilkes of Bill of Rights Society)

John Horne Tooke seated
John Horne Tooke (1736 - 1812) - English controversial Divine and politician

Cartoon, Patriotic Petitions on the Convention, by James Gillray. Four scenes: The Cockney Petition, The Westminster Petition, The Chelmsford Petition, and The Middlesex Petition

Athena / Minerva (Tooke)
The patron goddess of the Athenians

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

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

Pan (Tooke)
Greek god of woodlands and pastures

Asklepios (Tooke)
Greek demi-god of medicine : adopted by the Romans as AESCULAPIUS

Hephaistos / Tooke
HEPHAISTOS/VULCAN God of Fire and Smithies

Mars (Tooke)
Mars on his chariot

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