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6,615 photos
Athenian silver tetra drachma                          
with owl on the reverse side.
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Athenian silver tetra drachma with owl on the reverse...

The Goddess Nyx (or a fury?) throws a vase
around which coils a snake. The flowing folds
of her robe are crossed by pleats caused by
folding the dress. Zeus Altar of Pergamon
erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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The Goddess Nyx (or a fury?) throws a vase around which coils a snake. The flowi...

One of Artemis' dogs attacks a Giant
who has fallen at the Goddess' feet
and leans on her shoe.
Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected
around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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One of Artemis' dogs attacks a Giant who has fallen at the Goddess' feet and lea...

A dying Giant pushes his sword                         
into the side of a lion.                               
Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected                         
around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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A dying Giant pushes his sword into the side of a lion....

Goddess Hekate battling the Giants                     
with torch and buckler.                                
A giant serpent attacks her shield.                    
Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected                         
around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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Goddess Hekate battling the Giants with torch and buckler....

An unidentified deiety strangles a monstrous           
Giant with a lion's head and paws, and with            
serpents for legs. These attributes characterized      
the Giants as a brute Barbarian force. Zeus Altar      
of Pergamon erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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An unidentified deiety strangles a monstrous Giant with a lion's head...

The Lion-goddess fighting a Giant.                     
Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected                         
around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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The Lion-goddess fighting a Giant. Zeus Altar of Pergamon e...

The Lion-goddess during the battle                     
between the Gods and the Giants.                       
Zeus Altar of Pergamons erected                        
around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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The Lion-goddess during the battle between the Gods and the...

The Propylaea seen from the Erechtheion.               
An olive tree stands on the site of the                
sacred olive grove. Entrance gate of the               
Acropolis (5th BCE).
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The Propylaea seen from the Erechtheion. An olive tree stands on...

The Propylaea seen from the Erechtheion.               
Olive tree on the site of the sacred olive             
grove (5th BCE). Acropolis, Athens, Greece.
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The Propylaea seen from the Erechtheion. Olive tree on the site o...

Ulysses sacrificing. Bas-relief from an                
Etruscan sarcophagus, Pepper-tree wood.                
Probably copy of a 5th BCE painting.                   
92.5 x 81 cm                                           
Torre San Severo, Italy
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Ulysses sacrificing. Bas-relief from an Etruscan sarcophagus, Pe...

Ulysses threatening Circe. Bas-relief from             
an Etruscan sarcophagus, Pepper-tree wood.             
Probably a copy of a 5th BCE painting.                 
92.5 x 81 cm                                           
Torre San Severo, Italy
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Ulysses threatening Circe. Bas-relief from an Etruscan sarcophagus,...