Mythology


Mythology



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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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The simurgh leading an army of birds, 1610. The sandpipers sit on their nest in the water while the simurgh leads the birds to their rescue. The simurgh is a mythical creature related to the roc and the phoenix. It lives for up to 2000 years and may even be  immortal. It is said to have a nest in the Tree of Knowledge. From the "Anvar-i-suhail i" by Husain Va'iz Kashifi.      ID: Add 18579,fol. f 104
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The simurgh leading an army of birds, 1610. The sandpipers sit on their nest in...

Rama's army in battle with monkeys, 1713. The army of the Hindu deity Rama (in the centre) which includes an elephant, does battle with ferocious monkeys.
From the "Bala Kanda", the first book of the "Ramayana" by Valmiki.
ID:Add 15297 Vol. 1
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Rama's army in battle with monkeys, 1713. The army of the Hindu deity Rama (in t...

Procession of kings, wise men and their attendants, 1713. In front are horse-drawn carriages and behind them a wagon pulled by bullocks. Bearers carry large palanquins. Scene from the "Ramayana", volume I "Bala-Kanda".
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Procession of kings, wise men and their attendants, 1713. In front are horse-dra...

Sleeping giant, 1713. A sleeping giant is surrounded by people with clubs and tridents.
From the "Ramayana", vol. I "Bala-Kanda".
ID: Add 15297, fol. 64 recto.
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Sleeping giant, 1713. A sleeping giant is surrounded by people with clubs and tr...

Hanuman, king of the monkeys, fights with Indrajita, 1653. Hanuman picks up bolders to hurl at Indrajita, who releases arrows from his chariot drawn by four lions.
From the Sanskrit epic "Ramayana" by Valmiki.
ID: IO 3621
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Hanuman, king of the monkeys, fights with Indrajita, 1653. Hanuman picks up bold...

Ravanna's golden palace. Ravanna is the ten-headed demon king and Rama's adversary. All around the demon king are scenes of fighting between his supporters and his enemies. Rama's monkey troops storm the walls of Ravanna's palace. In the bottom right corner Ravanna's elephants try to push back the enemies.    ID: Add 15297, fil. f 27 recto.
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Ravanna's golden palace. Ravanna is the ten-headed demon king and Rama's adversa...

Hanuman, the monkey king, observing Lanka, Ravanna's palace' at night. Hanuman is perched on the roof of Hanuman's palace, and he is also seen on the domed roofs of the main city on the right. The city of Lanka was probably what is now Sri Lanka. From the Sanskrit epic "Ramayana" by Valmiki.         ID IO 3621
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Hanuman, the monkey king, observing Lanka, Ravanna's palace' at night. Hanuman i...

Hanuman, the monkey-king, is brought before Ravanna, the
many headed and -armed king of the demons, 1653. From the Sanskrit epic "Ramyana" by Valmiki.
ID: IO 3621
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Hanuman, the monkey-king, is brought before Ravanna, the many headed and -armed...

A scene from the legend of Gazi, riding a tiger. One of the 57 registers of a scroll-painting telling the story of a local Bengali pir or Muslim saint who fought demons, overpowered dangerous animals and  had power over tigers, abilities important  to settlers of southern Bengal as they penetrated the jungles of the Ganges delta. This type of long 
scrollpainting was used by itinerant story tellers as a visual aid to a spoken narration.         OA, 1955.10-8.095
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A scene from the legend of Gazi, riding a tiger. One of the 57 registers of a sc...

A woman tries to pin down a snake with a long stick, while others watch. The woman in the centre is possibly an aristocrat or princess judging by her fine clothes. The older woman at right clasps her hands to her mouth in her anxiety.
A cat moves stealthily towars the snake.
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A woman tries to pin down a snake with a long stick, while others watch. The wom...

Water hog,1590. A tusked aquatic beast, possibly a depiction of a Ganges river dolphin.
ID: Or 3714, fol. F 394 recto
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Water hog,1590. A tusked aquatic beast, possibly a depiction of a Ganges river d...

Bearer of the demon's head, 10th century. A Persian representation of the constellation Perseus, who holds the head of Medusa, in accordance with the myth. From the star catalogue of the Persian astronomer Al-Sufi. It is shown in double aspect in order to show it as seen from the earth and reversed as on a star-globe.
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Bearer of the demon's head, 10th century. A Persian representation of the conste...