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Background imageMyth Collection: King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane

King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane
King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur, 1911. Sir Baldwin and the stroke Dolorous. The sword Excalibur given by the Lady of the Lake promises to keep Arthur safe

Background imageMyth Collection: Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman

Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman
Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Depiction of the ancient Greek legend of Orpheus, (who played a lyre, not a lute)

Background imageMyth Collection: The Rhine Maidens obtain possession of the ring and bear it off in triumph, 1924

The Rhine Maidens obtain possession of the ring and bear it off in triumph, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods

Background imageMyth Collection: Narcissus and Echo

Narcissus and Echo. Found in the Collection of Walker Art Gallery

Background imageMyth Collection: Narcissus, 1598-1599. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)

Narcissus, 1598-1599. Artist: Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610)
Narcissus, 1598-1599. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Background imageMyth Collection: Arthur Draws the Sword from the Stone, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane

Arthur Draws the Sword from the Stone, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane
Arthur Draws the Sword form the Stone, 1911. The young Arthur pulls the sword from the stone to become King of England. Frontispiece of Stories of the Knights of the Round Table by Henry Gilbert

Background imageMyth Collection: Garden. Fresco from The House of the Golden Bracelet (Casa del Bracciale d Oro), 1st H

Garden. Fresco from The House of the Golden Bracelet (Casa del Bracciale d Oro), 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Background imageMyth Collection: Ekalavya, 1913. Artist: Nandalal Bose

Ekalavya, 1913. Artist: Nandalal Bose
Ekalavya, 1913. In the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, Ekalavya is a young prince of the Nishadha tribes and an excellent archer

Background imageMyth Collection: Punishment of Loke, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose

Punishment of Loke, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose
Punishment of Loke, 1890. Loke (Loki) is a giant in Norse and Germanic mythology, who is bound to a rock by the other gods and forced to have poison from a snake dropped on his face

Background imageMyth Collection: Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon

Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

Background imageMyth Collection: Mask on vine leaves and bunches of grapes, 1st H

Mask on vine leaves and bunches of grapes, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Background imageMyth Collection: I flee for the first time and am pursued, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham

I flee for the first time and am pursued, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
I flee for the first time and am pursued, 1910. I flee for the first time and am pursued: Warfather follows close. He nears, he nears, in fury! Save this woman! Sisters, your help!

Background imageMyth Collection: Aino Myth, triptych, 1891. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Aino Myth, triptych, 1891. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Aino Myth, triptych, 1891

Background imageMyth Collection: The Three Graces, 1st century. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting ()

The Three Graces, 1st century. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting ()
The Three Graces, 1st century. Found in the Collection of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Background imageMyth Collection: Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus on Naxos, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting

Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus on Naxos, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus on Naxos, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Background imageMyth Collection: Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldi

Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyrus on the ground at her feet, from a series of four mythological scenes, ca. 1539

Background imageMyth Collection: The Immaculate Conception, 1627. Creator: Guido Reni

The Immaculate Conception, 1627. Creator: Guido Reni
The Immaculate Conception, 1627

Background imageMyth Collection: The Farnese Bull, National Museum, Naples, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown

The Farnese Bull, National Museum, Naples, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The Farnese Bull, National Museum, Naples, Italy, c1909. The Farnese Bull is a copy of a Hellenistic sculpture at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

Background imageMyth Collection: Chiang Tzu-Ya at K un-lun, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Chiang Tzu-Ya at K un-lun, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Chiang Tzu-Ya at K un-lun, 1922. Chiang Tzu-Ya (c11th century) Chinese noble who helped kings Wen and Wu of Zhou overthrow the Shang in ancient China

Background imageMyth Collection: The nereid on a sea beast (sea-panther), 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting

The nereid on a sea beast (sea-panther), 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
The nereid on a sea beast (sea-panther), 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Background imageMyth Collection: Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, I smell the Blood of an Englishman, form English Fairy Tales, pub

Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, I smell the Blood of an Englishman, form English Fairy Tales, pub
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, I smell the Blood of an Englishman, from English Fairy Tales, pub. 1922 (colour lithograph), 1922. Scene from Jack and the Beanstalk

Background imageMyth Collection: Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown

Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown
Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. The animals boarding the ark two-by-two

Background imageMyth Collection: Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageMyth Collection: Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873

Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873. TobosakuDongfang Shuo), Miura Yoshiaki and Urashima Taro, all three lived long

Background imageMyth Collection: 'Origin of the Corinthian Capital' - by P. Leyendecker, from the exhibition in the French... 1876

"Origin of the Corinthian Capital" - by P. Leyendecker, from the exhibition in the French... 1876
"Origin of the Corinthian Capital" - by P. Leyendecker, from the exhibition in the French Gallery, Pall-Mall, 1876

Background imageMyth Collection: Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shutendoji Surrounded by Women, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageMyth Collection: Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: The Wrestler Konjin Chogoro Throwing a Devil, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Wrestler Konjin Chogoro Throwing a Devil, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wrestler Konjin Chogoro Throwing a Devil, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Minamoto Raiko Ason Watching a Spider, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Minamoto Raiko Ason Watching a Spider, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Minamoto Raiko Ason Watching a Spider, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageMyth Collection: Ohara Takejiro Takematsu Subduing a Bald Demon, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ohara Takejiro Takematsu Subduing a Bald Demon, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ohara Takejiro Takematsu Subduing a Bald Demon, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Aoyanagi Harunosuke Throwing an Assailant Underwater, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Aoyanagi Harunosuke Throwing an Assailant Underwater, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Aoyanagi Harunosuke Throwing an Assailant Underwater, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Kozo Kiritaro, Young Priest of the Tengus, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kozo Kiritaro, Young Priest of the Tengus, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kozo Kiritaro, Young Priest of the Tengus, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Shobu and the Elephant, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shobu and the Elephant, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shobu and the Elephant, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageMyth Collection: Shogun Taro Taira no Yoshikado Disarming Two Goblins, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shogun Taro Taira no Yoshikado Disarming Two Goblins, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shogun Taro Taira no Yoshikado Disarming Two Goblins, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Senkanja Ushiwakasaburo Yoshitora Riding on a Feather, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Senkanja Ushiwakasaburo Yoshitora Riding on a Feather, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Senkanja Ushiwakasaburo Yoshitora Riding on a Feather, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Jiraiya Riding a Frog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Jiraiya Riding a Frog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Jiraiya Riding a Frog, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Ake Tamanosuke Seated by the Statue of a Chinese General, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ake Tamanosuke Seated by the Statue of a Chinese General, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ake Tamanosuke Seated by the Statue of a Chinese General, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Takagi Toranosuke Tadakatsu Slaying a Demon in a Cave, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Takagi Toranosuke Tadakatsu Slaying a Demon in a Cave, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Takagi Toranosuke Tadakatsu Slaying a Demon in a Cave, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageMyth Collection: Urashima Taro Returning on the Turtle, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Urashima Taro Returning on the Turtle, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Urashima Taro Returning on the Turtle, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imageMyth Collection: Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Background imageMyth Collection: Michinoomi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy's lair, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Michinoomi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy's lair, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Michinoomi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy's lair, 1880. From Famous Generals of Great Japan

Background imageMyth Collection: The Washington Elm, Cambridge, c1899. Creator: Unknown

The Washington Elm, Cambridge, c1899. Creator: Unknown
The Washington Elm, Cambridge, c1899

Background imageMyth Collection: Echo and Narcissus, ca 1627. Creator: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)

Echo and Narcissus, ca 1627. Creator: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Echo and Narcissus, ca 1627. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageMyth Collection: L'Arbre de Noël des Grands Enfants, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

L'Arbre de Noël des Grands Enfants, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Arbre de Noel des Grands Enfants, 19th century. The Christmas tree for big children

Background imageMyth Collection: The Legend of the Danish Flag (the Dannebrog) Falling from the Heavens during the Battle... 1809

The Legend of the Danish Flag (the Dannebrog) Falling from the Heavens during the Battle... 1809
The Legend of the Danish Flag (the Dannebrog) Falling from the Heavens during the Battle of Lyndanise (Tallin) in Estonia in 1219, 1809

Background imageMyth Collection: The robber gang's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid... 1808

The robber gang's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid... 1808
The robber gang's housekeeper comforts the young girl by telling the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Motif from Apuleius: The Golden Ass, 1808

Background imageMyth Collection: Golden Rain, 1907. Creator: Leon Francois Comerre

Golden Rain, 1907. Creator: Leon Francois Comerre
Golden Rain, 1907

Background imageMyth Collection: Wall Paper, 1935/1942. Creator: Michael Trekur

Wall Paper, 1935/1942. Creator: Michael Trekur
Wall Paper, 1935/1942

Background imageMyth Collection: Narcissus, 1550s. Creator: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)

Narcissus, 1550s. Creator: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)
Narcissus, 1550s. Found in the collection of the Galleria Colonna, Rome

Background imageMyth Collection: Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro...), 1886

Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro...), 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro no ko kikoku ju Ryugujo no zu), 1886

Background imageMyth Collection: Cliff of Fecamp, 1820. Creator: Emile Jean-Horace Vernet

Cliff of Fecamp, 1820. Creator: Emile Jean-Horace Vernet
Cliff of Fecamp, 1820

Background imageMyth Collection: Young Man Riding a Giant Tortoise (parody of Urashima Taro), c. 1767 / 68

Young Man Riding a Giant Tortoise (parody of Urashima Taro), c. 1767 / 68
Young Man Riding a Giant Tortoise (parody of Urashima Taro), c. 1767/68

Background imageMyth Collection: Hina, 1891-93. Creator: Paul Gauguin

Hina, 1891-93. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Hina, 1891-93

Background imageMyth Collection: Oviri, 1894. Creator: Paul Gauguin

Oviri, 1894. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Oviri, 1894

Background imageMyth Collection: The Garden of Paradise, 1500 / 20. Creator: Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch

The Garden of Paradise, 1500 / 20. Creator: Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch
The Garden of Paradise, 1500/20

Background imageMyth Collection: Noah and the animals entering the ark, ca. 1650-55. Creator

Noah and the animals entering the ark, ca. 1650-55. Creator
Noah and the animals entering the ark, ca. 1650-55

Background imageMyth Collection: A dancer, Kiyohime, a cherry tree and the bell of Dojo-ji, late 18th-early 19th century

A dancer, Kiyohime, a cherry tree and the bell of Dojo-ji, late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageMyth Collection: The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784. Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby

The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784. Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby
The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784

Background imageMyth Collection: Daggars and scabbards, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Daggars and scabbards, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Daggars and scabbards, 1625-77

Background imageMyth Collection: Acteon, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Acteon, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Background imageMyth Collection: Plate 12: Psyches sisters persuade her a serpent is sleeping with her, from The Fable

Plate 12: Psyches sisters persuade her a serpent is sleeping with her, from The Fable of Psyche, 1530-60

Background imageMyth Collection: Bust of Bacchus surrounded by strapwork, from the series Deorum dearumque

Bust of Bacchus surrounded by strapwork, from the series Deorum dearumque, a set of images of deities after coins in the collection of Abraham Ortelius, 1573

Background imageMyth Collection: Mutius Scaevola placing his hand in the flames (left half of a composition, whose righ

Mutius Scaevola placing his hand in the flames (left half of a composition, whose right half shows woman extending her right arms towards an altar), ca. 1540

Background imageMyth Collection: Saint George. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Saint George. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Saint George.n.d

Background imageMyth Collection: Saint George Standing, ca. 1502. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Saint George Standing, ca. 1502. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Saint George Standing, ca. 1502

Background imageMyth Collection: Saint Nicholas of Bari and the Three Poor Girls, 1587. Creator: Cristofano Cartaro

Saint Nicholas of Bari and the Three Poor Girls, 1587. Creator: Cristofano Cartaro
Saint Nicholas of Bari and the Three Poor Girls, 1587. Formerly attributed to Cornelis Cort

Background imageMyth Collection: In Olden Times, if Folks Were Good, the Stork Would Bring a Baby Sweet and Fair, 1907

In Olden Times, if Folks Were Good, the Stork Would Bring a Baby Sweet and Fair, 1907



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