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Mythology


Mythology



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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Adam and Eve, fancy beasts and a donkey playing the harp; from the mosaic floor, cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrtaed in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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Adam and Eve, fancy beasts and a donkey playing the harp; from the mosaic f...

A beast with one single head but four bodies, from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval knowledge and lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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A beast with one single head but four bodies, from the mosaic floor of the cat...

Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) on a throne supported by griffins. From the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor was completed in 1166. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) on a throne supported by griffins. From the m...

"Beasts of India" above the picture of India's conqueror Alexander the Great, from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic was completed in 1166. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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"Beasts of India" above the picture of India's conqueror Alexander the...

King Arthur rides to seek the Grail. Scene from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval knowledge and lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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King Arthur rides to seek the Grail. Scene from the mosaic floor of the cat...

The Great Satan from the Gates of Hell. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of early medieval knowledge and lore. See also 40-11-24/36-45 Apo 12: 9
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The Great Satan from the Gates of Hell. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otrant...

A siren. From the presbytery. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor, completed in 1166, is a compendium of medieval knowledge and lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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A siren. From the presbytery. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, s...

The Last Judgement: The devil dragging sinners from their tombs. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and Giotto.
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The Last Judgement: The devil dragging sinners from their tombs. From the Ba...

The Sea and its monsters; from the Last Judgement, Gracanica Church, Serbia. H: 170 cm
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The Sea and its monsters; from the Last Judgement, Gracanica Church, Serbia...

Anastasis: Christ standing on the broken gates of hell, he pulls Adam and Eve to salvation. The guardian of Hades lies bound and gagged at Christ's feet. Around 1315. King's Church, Kraljeva Crkva, (King's Church) Studenica Monastery. Detail
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Anastasis: Christ standing on the broken gates of hell, he pulls Adam a...

Saint and fabulous animals from the facade of the Church of the Holy Cross on Achthamar Island, Van Lake, Turkey. The church was built 915-921 for Armenian King Gagik, by his master builder Manuel.
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Saint and fabulous animals from the facade of the Church of the Holy Cross...

Devils pushing the damned into the maw of a giant crocodile, the maw of Hell. Stained glass
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Devils pushing the damned into the maw of a giant crocodile, th...