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MYTOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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The Lion Gate of the Citadel of Mycenae, lintel and relief with two lionesses rampant (1350-1330 BCE). Wall and Lion Gate were discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876-1877.
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The Lion Gate of the Citadel of Mycenae, lintel and relief with t...

Citadel of Mycenae, the Lion Gate. Lintel and relief, top, with two lionesses rampant (1350-1330 BCE). The Lion Gate was discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876-1877.
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Citadel of Mycenae, the Lion Gate. Lintel and relief, top, with tw...

Stamp used for minting silver tetra drachma.
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Stamp used for minting silver tetra drachma.

Stamp used for minting silver tetra drachma.
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Stamp used for minting silver tetra drachma.

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...