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"The Manger", traditionally the birthplace of Jesus in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel
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"The Manger", traditionally the birthplace of Jesus in the Church of the Nat...

"The Manger", traditionally the birthplace of Jesus in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel
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"The Manger", traditionally the birthplace of Jesus in the Church of the Nat...

Nativity, Baptism, and Crucifixion. Ivory plaque
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Nativity, Baptism, and Crucifixion. Ivory plaque

Instead of the new-born Zeus, Rheia hands a stone to Kronos sitting on a throne. Relief from the base of a marble statue (2nd CE).
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Instead of the new-born Zeus, Rheia hands a stone to Kronos sitting on a t...

Rhea hidden behind a veil after the birth of Zeus. Relief from the base of a marble statue (1st BCE).
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Rhea hidden behind a veil after the birth of Zeus. Relief from the base of...

Aphrodite Anadyomene. Marble torso (5th BCE). Collection de Luynes
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Aphrodite Anadyomene. Marble torso (5th BCE)....

Birth of Athena.The goddess springs fully armed from the head of Zeus.Her birth is attended by the Eilithies spirits helpful in labour,by Hephaistos and Poseidon. Three-legged exaleiptron (pyxis) for cosmetics. From Thebes, 570-560 BCE.H: 14 cm,CA 616, see 10-01-09/9,10
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Birth of Athena.The goddess springs fully armed from the head of Zeus.Her bir...

Athena issuing from the head of Zeus. Attic black-figured amphora (5th BCE). Height 38 cm E 861
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Athena issuing from the head of Zeus. Attic black-figured amph...

Theseus kills the Minotaur. Black-figured Attic amphora (6th BCE). Height 50 cm F 33
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Theseus kills the Minotaur. Black-figured Attic...

The birth of Athena (from the head of Zeus). Black-figured amphora, from Etruria (6th BCE) Terracotta, height: 38 cm Inv. E 861
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The birth of Athena (from the head of Zeus). Black-figured amphora, f...

Ivory panel with a birth-scene in relief. From Cumae, 7 x 11 cm Inv.109905 A
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Ivory panel with a birth-scene in relief. From Cumae, 7 x 11 cm...

The goddess Isis receives Io (with cow's horns)in Egypt. Io gives birth to Epaphos, son of Zeus. Epaphos becomes King in Egypt; from him descend the Royal houses of Egypt and Argos. From the Ekklesiasterion, the Isis Temple in Pompeii. Fourth style, 150 x 137 cm
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The goddess Isis receives Io (with cow's horns)in Egypt. Io gives birth to...