Myth Collection (page 4)

Polyphemus, Acis and Galatea, 1867-1944. Creator: Roussel, Ker-Xavier (1867-1944)
Polyphemus, Acis and Galatea, 1867-1944. Found in the Collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

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

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

Heng O Flies to the Moon, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Heng O Flies to the Moon, 1922. In the legend of Chang e or Heng O, the Goddess of Immortality....a young wife becomes immortal and flies to the moon while her husband watches her depature

The Money-Tree, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Money-Tree, 1922. According to Chinese legend, the money tree brings fortune and is a symbol of affluence, nobility and auspiciousness. From " Myths and Legends of China", by E. T. C

Dragon-Gods, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Dragon-Gods, 1922. Depicted as a long, snake-like creature with four legs, the Chinese dragon is a potent symbol of auspicious power in Chinese folklore and art

Sr. J, Hawkwood, (c1323-1394), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. J, Hawkwood, (c1323-1394), 1830. Sir John Hawkwood (c1323-1394) English soldier and condottiero, known as Haukevvod, Giovanni Acuto

Galatea and Polyphemus, 1st century. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Galatea and Polyphemus, 1st century. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Narcissus, Echo and Eros, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Narcissus, Echo and Eros, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

The Musical Contest between Apollo and Marsyas, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Satyr and Nymph, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Satyr and Nymph, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Woman with a Mirror, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Woman with a Mirror, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Garden (Detail). 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

Mars and Venus, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Mars and Venus, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

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

The Three Graces, 1st century. Creator: Classical Antiquities
The Three Graces, 1st century. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

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

Jupiter and Io, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Jupiter and Io, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Monument of the Horath and Curiath, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Monument of the Horath and Curiath, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Emperor Otto the Great, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Emperor Otto the Great, (1936). Kaiser Otto Der Grosse, 912-973 AD. King Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, with the Holy Lance. The Lance, (also known as the Lance of Longinus, named after Saint Longinus)

The Building of Babel, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Building of Babel, 1890. Following the Great Flood, humanity agree to build a tower tall enough to reach heaven. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, (1930). Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby
The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, (1930). The Ancient Greek potter Butades daughter, Kora of Sicyon (c650 BC), is believed to have drawn the charcoal silhouette of her sleeping lovers face on a wall

Narcissus, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Narcissus, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Tower from which St Paul descended in a basket, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1895. Creator
Tower from which St Paul descended in a basket, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1895. The early Christian saint Paul was supposedly let down in a basket from the walls of Damascus

Blarney Castle, the shrine of Irish wit - near Cork, Ireland, 1901. The castle, near Cork, is the home of the Blarney Stone, believed to bestow the gift of eloquence when kissed

Blarney Castle, Co. Cork, 1831. Creator: Thomas Dixon
Blarney Castle, Co. Cork, 1831. View of Blarney Castle in County Cork, Ireland. The castle is the home of the Blarney Stone, believed to bestow the gift of eloquence when kissed

The legend of Icarus, 1932. Creator: Unknown
The legend of Icarus, 1932. In Greek mythology, Icarus flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax. The wax melted and he fell to his death. After a wall painting from Pompeii

Raiko and his Comrades before the Demon Robber, Tosa School. Creator: Japanese School
Raiko and his Comrades before the Demon Robber, Tosa School, (colour woodblock print). depicts part of the legend of the destruction of the ogre Shuten Doji by Minamoto no Yorimitsu

Narcissus, 1598-1599. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Barberini, Rome

How Their Children were Stolen Away, from The Pied Piper of Hamelin, pub. 1888. Creator
How Their Children were Stolen Away, from The Pied Piper of Hamelin, pub. 1888 (colour lithograph), 1888

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