Myth Collection (page 3)

Pyramus & Thisbe
Babylonian maiden Thisbe has assignation with Pyramus but flees from lion; he finds her bloody veil, cries Can this be Thisbe ? stabs him- self, she arrives, does same

Tintagel Castle, associated with the legend of King Arthur, Tintagel, Cornwall, England, UK

Die Gralburg
Die Gralsburg - the castle of the Grail

Muses - Thalia, Erato
Thalia muse of comic drama and Erato muse of lyric poetry

Orestes & Eumenides
Orestes is pursued by the Eumenides

Odin / Wotan Rides / Rackham
Odin/Wotan rides through the sky

Cover design for Narcisse by Nikolai Tcherepnin
Cover design for Narcisse, a mythological poem set to music by the Russian composer Nikolai Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (1873-1945)

Daphne Flees Apollo
She is beloved by Apollo, but has vowed to remain a virgin, so she flees him and when he nearly catches her, changes into a bay or laurel tree : her leaves become a symbol

Odysseus & Tame Animals
Odysseus and his men are amazed by a group of strangely tame wild animals - a lion licks Eurylochuss foot. Circe has cast a spell on them

Arion on a Dolphin
A Greek poet and musician, reputed to have been cast into the sea by mariners but carried to Taenaros on a dolphins back

Classical Myth / Lilith
LILITH, night vampire probably of Babylonian origin, supposed to haunt wildernesses. In Rabbinical writings she is supposed to have been Adams first wife

Faust and Mephistopheles
The ageing Faust uses his knowledge of magic to summon up Mephistopheles, who agrees to restore his lost youth in exchange for his soul : its a bargain

Goddess of Underworld
Hel, daughter of Loki & goddess of the underworld

Victory of Buddha
The victory of Buddha

Giant Makes the Wrekin
A giant intends to dam the Seven & flood Shrewsbury, but a cobbler persuades the giant that it is a very long way, so the giant gives up & dumps his load creating the Wrekin

Aeneid Title Page
Title-page for the second part of Virgils Aeneid, in a French edition of 1662, featuring gods above, battles below, and some of the protagonists

Odin and Valkyries
Odin and the Valkyries welcome a warrior to Valhalla

Sita Finds Rama
SITA finds RAMA (seventh avatar of Vishnu) among the lotus blooms : at first he suspects her of infidelity, but the pair are reunited and live happily ever after

Madocs Voyage / America
Prince Madoc Ab Owain Gwynedd of Wales is said to have landed at Mobile Bay, Alabama in the 12th century, based on medieval texts and a Cherokee tale of people called Welsh

Muses - Clio, Calliope
Clio muse of history and Calliope muse of epic poetry

Achilles Shields
The Shield of Achilles

Eros & Psyche - 6
Eros/Cupid is scolded by his mother Aphrodite/Venus, for loving Psyche

Fantasy Animals / Neptune
Hippocampi, beasts who were half horse, half fish, draw Neptunes chariot across the sea

MARS
the Roman god of war, similar to the Greek god Ares, but not identical

Artemis / Diana
The goddess of childbirth and womens rites of passage, depicted with the new moon on her head and a cape embroidered with stars

Galahad & Round Table
Sir Galahad is introduced to the Round Table

Excalibur / Beardsley
Arthur learns of the sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake

Wotan / Bronze by Maison
Odin/Wotan

Faust & Doubts / Goethe
Faust is tormented with doubts

Ufos / Books / Jung
Carl Gustav Jung, flying Saucers : a Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies

Aphrodite / Venus
Aphrodite/Venus rides her chariot, drawn by doves, through the clouds

MERLIN
Merlin the Enchanter, one of Aubrey Beardsleys illustrations to Morte d Arthur

Myth / Icarus by Richmond
Icarus starting out on his flight

Odysseus returns to his wife Penelope
Odysseus returns to his wife, Penelope, and his dog, Argos

Sculpture on facade of Notre Dame Cathedral of Saint Denis after his martyrdom by decapitation, Paris, France

Uller the Bowman, god of winter & archery

Tristran & Isolde
Tristran carries Isolde away to be his uncles wife

Jason & Golden Fleece
Jason and the Argonauts reach Colchis and find the Golden Fleece - but have to deal with its defenders before they can obtain it

Arthur Draws the Sword
Arthur draws the sword from the stone

Ride of the Valkyries
The ride of the Valkyries

The Fox and the Crow
The cunning fox is able to trick the crow into dropping the cheese from her beak by implying that she cannot sing

Rumila, Goddess
Roman goddess of breastfeeding

Robin & Golden Arrow
Robin and the Golden Arrow

Stele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. E
Stele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. Limestone. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1400-1365 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

EGYPTIAN TOMB PAINTING. Tomb of Anhurkhawi. Fresco of dead man standing before phoenix of Heliopolis. Ramessid period

Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Center Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
USA, New York City, Manhattan, Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Center Plaza

Medea and the Fleece
Medea, daughter of Aeetes king of Colchis who possesses the Golden Fleece, uses magic to send the guardian dragons to sleep, enabling her lover Jason to steal the Fleece

The Prince and Princess by Florence Mary Anderson
" The Prince and Princess by Florence Mary Anderson. " We are so glad you could come to our party, said Lady Arabella, in Adventures in Magic Land from Dorothy Black." 1917

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