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Ajax the Lesser, 1615. Artist: Leonard GaultierAjax the Lesser, 1615. Locrian Ajax was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War. He is a significant figure in the Iliad and is mentioned in the Odyssey
Neptune and Amymone, 1615. Artist: Leonard GaultierNeptune and Amymone, 1615. Neptune -god of the sea in Roman mythology, rescued Amymone from a chthonic satyr that was about to rape her
Pelops and Hippodamia, 1615. Artist: Leonard GaultierPelops and Hippodamia, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615
Pelops, 1615. Artist: Leonard GaultierPelops, 1615. In Greek mythology, Pelops was a son of Tantalus and Dione. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris
Triumph of Neptune, 2nd century. Neptune, Roman god of the sea (Poseidon in the Greek pantheon) carrying his trident and riding in a chariot pulled by horses with dolphin tails
For Better or Worse, 1866. Father Neptune blessing Britannia and Uncle Sam on the successful laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable
Roman bronze of Poseidon, holding a horses head, now in the British Museum
Stater of Poseidonia, 5th century BCThis stater of Poseidonia, a Greek city in south Italy, shows Poseidon with his trident, 5th century BC
A Greek pottery fragment with the image of PoseidonA blackfigure Greek pottery fragment with the image of Poseidon
The Great Dish from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century. The face in the centre represents Oceanus, with dolphins in his hair and a beard formed of seaweed
Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, 1st centuryRoman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite in Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD
Roman wall-painting of Neptune and Amphitrite on the tail of a Triton, from peristyle K, Pompeii. In the National Archaeological Museum in Naples
Roman floor mosaic showing Neptune, 3rd centuryRoman floor mosaic from Ostia, showing Neptune, 3rd century
Roman relief of a haruspex, 3rd centuryRoman relief from Ostia for Fulvius Alius, a haruspex. The relief shows him at work before an altar where Hercules stands with his club
Roman mosaic of the triumph of Neptune, 2nd centuryRoman mosaic of the triumph of Neptune, from La Chebba in Tunisia, from the Bardo Museums collection in Tunis, 2nd century
Interior garden-room in the House of Neptune, Herculaneum, Italy
Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, ItalyRoman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite (sometimes Neptune and his wife Salacia rather than the sea-nymph Amphitrite), Herculaneum, Italy
Neptune, Roman god of the oceans. Antique bust of Neptune, known as Poseidon in the Greek pantheon
Roman god Neptune, 18th century. Neptune, known as Poseidon in the Greek pantheon, holding his triple-headed spear (trident), in a chariot pulled by sea horses
House of Neptune and Amphitrite mosaic, Roman, Herculaneum, c69. The Roman town of Herculaneum was buried in the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, which also destroyed Pompeii
UJJ Leverrier, French astronomer calculating the position of the planet Neptune in 1846 (1881). Urbain Jean Joseph Leverriers (1811-1877)
UJJ Leverrier, French astronomer who calculated the position of planet Neptune in 1846 (1884). Commemorative medal. Urbain Jean Joseph Leverriers (1811-1877)
John Couch Adams (1819-92), English astronomer and mathematician, c1846. In 1845, in an attempt to resolve discrepancies in the predicted orbit of Uranus
Neptune raising James Cook to immortality and fame, late 18th century. The name of Captain Cook (1728-1779), English navigator, explorer and hydrographer, is being written in the book of history
Detail of a Roman mosaic showing one of the four winds, 3rd centuryDetail of a Roman mosaic showing one of the four winds, from a Triumph of Neptune. Originally from Maxula-Rades, Tunisia, now in the Bardo Museums collection in Tunis, 3rd century
The Ugly Duckling, 1873. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Ugly Duckling, 1873. Britannia and Neptune watch one of the new iron-clad ships Devastation leave port. Such ships were armed with giant guns
Under the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Artist: Joseph SwainUnder the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Father Neptune wishes to relax with his drink and a pipe. In front of him is the trans-Atlantic cable, the first of its kind
Neptunes Warning, 1875. Artist: Joseph SwainNeptunes Warning, 1875. Neptune sits on a small raft, with Britannia held safely on his knee. Recently, two of the new iron-clad men of war ships
A Word to the Mermaids, 1865. Artist: John TennielA Word to the Mermaids, 1865. Neptune exclaims Aho-o-o-o-oy, There! Get Off O That Ere Cable, Can t Yer - Thats the Way T Other one was Wrecked!!
The Atlantic Telegraph - A bad look out for Despotism, 1858. John Bull calling to Jonathan Hold fast, Jonathan. Jonathan replying All right, Johnny
Neptune calming the tempest which Aeolus raised against Aeneas fleet from Book I o... ca. 1515-16Neptune calming the tempest which Aeolus raised against Aeneas fleet from Book I of the Aeneid, ca. 1515-16
Neptune, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644
Two Vases, 16th-17th century. Creator: Rene BoyvinTwo Vases, 16th-17th century