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Mythology


Mythology



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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Procession of Hittite gods and rulers, with their mythological animals, the lion and the double-headed eagle.
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Procession of Hittite gods and rulers, with their mythological...

Bulls with wings and human heads, benign genii and gate-keepers in the palace of king Sargon II of Assur (722-705), Khorsabad. H: 400 cm AO 19858
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Bulls with wings and human heads, benign genii and gate-keepers in the...

The Ishtar Gate, the main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). Glazed tiles with mythical animals, bulls and griffins. The gate was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, a mother- and love goddess related to Astarte and Tanit.
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The Ishtar Gate, the main gate of Babylon built during the reign of Nebu...

Bulls and griffins from the Ishtar gate, main gate of Babylon, built during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE). The gate was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, the mother- and love goddess related to Astarte and Tanit. Glazed tiles.
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Bulls and griffins from the Ishtar gate, main gate of Babylon, built during...

Scylla and a ship. Decorative relief on a Roman bronze cup from Bosco Reale near Pompeii. 33 cm across. Cat. 2882
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Scylla and a ship. Decorative relief on a Roman bronze cup from Bosco Re...

Bull with wings, human face and tiara; a benevolent genius and guardian of the palace doors, called shedu or lamassu.From the palace of Sargon, Khorsabad. H: 410 cm AO 19860
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Bull with wings, human face and tiara; a benevolent genius and guardian of t...

Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center, on a prayer platform in a small temple with columns. Top: the goddess Tanit with a pomegranate and grape; bottom right:Venus with the cornucopia, left Dionysos. H: 137 cm MNB 898
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Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center, on a prayer platform in...

Statuette of the young Hercules without beard. He wears the lion skin over a tunic and holds a young lion by the mane. From Cyprus Limestone, H: 44 cm MNB 315 INF
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Statuette of the young Hercules without beard. He wears the lion skin o...

Humbaba,demon,genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. Period of the Amorite dynasties. In the Gilgamesh-epic, Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu cut off the demon's head. 20th-16th BCE Terracotta, H: 11,5 cm AO 6778
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Humbaba,demon,genie and guardian of the cedar forests of the Lebanon range. Pe...

The demon-god Pazuzu, an Akkadian-Sumerian evil spirit.An inscription says: "I am Pazuzu, king of evil spirits and of the winds which come raging down from the mountains..." This figurine, hung around the neck of a sick person, was supposed to drive sickness away. H:15 cm, MNB 467
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The demon-god Pazuzu, an Akkadian-Sumerian evil spirit.An inscription s...

The demon-god Pazuzu peers over the edge of this bronze plaque.Top register:symbols of the Babylonian chief gods;below:animal-headed protective beings; fish- clad priests attend a sick person;Pazuzu drives out the female demon Lamashtu. Bronze, 13,3 x 8,4 cm AO 22205
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The demon-god Pazuzu peers over the edge of this bronze plaque.Top regist...

The demon Pazuzu. Obverse side of 08-02-11/23, the bronze plaque showing Pazuzu driving out the evil female spirit Lamashtu. Bronze, 13,3 x 8,4 cm AO 22205
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The demon Pazuzu. Obverse side of 08-02-11/23, the bronze plaque showin...