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Monsters


Witches, golems, vampires, demons and more horrible creatures.



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Polyphemus, one-eyed giant. Terracotta head (4th BCE) from Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey Height 6 cm CA 1003
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Polyphemus, one-eyed giant. Terracotta head (4th BCE...

Ulysses threatening Circe. Relief on the sidepanel of a sarcophagus. Pepper-tree wood (4th BCE) from Torre San Severo, Italy See also 10-01-03/52-54
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Ulysses threatening Circe. Relief on the sidepanel...

Ulysses stealing away from the cave of Polyphem. Marble, 1st CE See also 10-01-03/52-54
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Ulysses stealing away from the cave of Polyphem. Marble, 1st CE...

Ulysses hands the sleeping draught to Polyphemus. Relief on a sarcophagus of Grecian marble (1st CE). Inv. 6 580 See also 100103/52-54
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Ulysses hands the sleeping draught to Polyphemus. Relief on a sarcophagus...

Ulysses' companion changed into a pig by Circe. Alabaster funeral urn (1st BCE). Inv. 606 See also 100103/52-54
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Ulysses' companion changed into a pig by Circe. Alabaster funeral urn (...

Ulysses and three companions blinding Polyphemus. Black-figured Cyrenean cup (6th BCE).
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Ulysses and three companions blinding Polyphemus. Black-figured Cyrenean c...

Ulysses escapes under the ram. Black-figured convex lekythos (590 BCE) from Girgenti (now Agrigenti), Sicily Height 26 cm Inv. 1885
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Ulysses escapes under the ram. Black-figured convex lek...

The harbour of the giant Cyclops.A small bay at the foot of Mount Posillipo,invisible from the landward side.Here the blinded giant threw rocks at Ulysses and his men.
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The harbour of the giant Cyclops.A small bay at the foot of Mount Posillipo,...

The Greek hero Bellerophon on his winged horse Pegasos kills Chimaira, a composite animal of lion, goat, and snake. Frieze on the tomb of a Lykian Prince. Relief from the Heroon of Goelbasi-Trysa in Lycia, Turkey. Limestone (early 4th BCE)
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The Greek hero Bellerophon on his winged horse Pegasos kills Chimaira, a compos...

Handle with Gorgoneion. Bronze (5th BCE), unknown origin. Height 16 cm, width 16 cm Inv. V 568
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Handle with Gorgoneion. Bronze (5th BCE), unknow...

Three-headed demon (fragment), (nicknamed "Marx, Engels, Lenin"). Terracotta (5th BCE), from Orvieto. 17.5 x 20 x 15.1 cm Inv. TC 7537
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Three-headed demon (fragment), (nicknamed "Marx, Engels...

2 Gorgo ornaments. Ornament A: 12.7 x 11.9 x 5 cm Ornament B: 11 x 11.5 x 5.3 cm Painted terracotta (5th BCE), from Caere. Inv. TC 6681.7
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2 Gorgo ornaments. Ornament A: 12.7 x 11.9...