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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Young Heracles fights two serpents sent by Zeus' jealous wife Hera. Right: Alkmene with Iphicles and Amphitrion, left: Athena, ca.480-470 BCE Red-figured stamnos from Vulci, H:51 cm Inv. G 192
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Young Heracles fights two serpents sent by Zeus' jealous wife Hera. Righ...

Heracles fights the Nemean lion, one of the 12 labours. Black-figured Attic kalpis, early 5th BCE Terracotta, height: 21.9 cm, diameter: 16.2 cm Inv. IV 253
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Heracles fights the Nemean lion, one of the 12 labours. Black-figured Attic kalp...

Heracles and the Giant Antaios, who gained new strength whenever he touched the earth, i.e. his mother Gaia. Heracles strangled him while holding him above ground. Red-figured Attic cup, early 5th BCE. Terracotta. Height: 8.8 cm, diameter: 21.7 cm Inv. IV 3692
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Heracles and the Giant Antaios, who gained new strength whenever he touched the...

Heracles fighting Cerberus, the hell-hound, one of his twelve labours. Black-figured hydria from Caere, 530-525 BCE Terracotta, height: 43 cm Inv. E 701
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Heracles fighting Cerberus, the hell-hound, one of his twelve labour...

Meleager kills the Caledonian Boar. Red-figured Attic pelike, mid 5th BCE Terracotta, height: 17.3 cm, diam.: 12.7 cm Inv. IV 781
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Meleager kills the Caledonian Boar. Red-figured Attic pelike...

Medea before Pelias. Jason has been deprived of his kingdom by Pelias;Jason's wife Medea takes revenge by talking Pelias'daughters into cutting their father up and boiling the body in a cauldron,as a rejuvenation. Red-figured pyxis, end 5th BCE. Inv. CA 636
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Medea before Pelias. Jason has been deprived of his kingdom by Pelias;Jason'...

Medea and the cauldron.Jason has been deprived of his inheritance by Pelias; his wife Medea takes revenge by talking Pelias'daughters into cutting their father up and boiling him in a cauldron,as a rejuvenation.See 10-03-02/22. Red-figured pyxis (end 5th BCE) - Inv. 636
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Medea and the cauldron.Jason has been deprived of his inheritance by Pelias; h...

Bellerophon, riding Pegasus, fights the Chimaira. Red-figured cup from Camiros (Rhodes), 6th BCE Terracotta, height: 13.3 cm, diameter: 24.3 cm Inv. A 478
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Bellerophon, riding Pegasus, fights the Chimaira. Red-figured cup from Cam...

Medea kills her son, to avenge Jason's infidelity. Red-figured amphora from Campagna, 340-320 BCE Terracotta, height: 48.5 cm Inv. K 300
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Medea kills her son, to avenge Jason's infidelity. Red-figured amphora from...

Trojan warriors meet the Greeks before Troy. Scenes from the Trojan War. Red-figured cup, 1st half 5th BCE Terracotta, height: 13.5 cm, diam.: 32.5 cm Inv. G 152
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Trojan warriors meet the Greeks before Troy. Scenes from the Trojan W...

Achilles and Troilos. Red-figured hydria, 330-310 BCE Terracotta Inv. IV 2949
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Achilles and Troilos. Red-figured hydria, 330-...

Trojan King Priamus begs Achilles to let him have the body of Hector, his slain son. Hector's body lies under Achilles' bed. Red-figured Attic skyphos from Caere, around 490 BCE Height: 25 cm Inv. IV 3710
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Trojan King Priamus begs Achilles to let him have the body of Hec...