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Mythology


Mythology



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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Charon's boat; detail from a Roman tombstone.
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Charon's boat; detail from a Roman tombstone.

The she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Detail from a Roman tombstone.
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The she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Detail from a Roman tomb...

Dionysios, Pan and a satyr. Metal fitting of a chariot. From Szomodor, Hungary. Bronze figurines (3rd CE).
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Dionysios, Pan and a satyr. Metal fitting of a chari...

Comedy scene: consultation of a sorceress. Three women wearing theatrical masks,the maiden seeking help, the friend or courtesan, the witch.The mosaic is signed "Dioskurides of Samos". From the so-called House of Cicero, Pompeii. Inv.9987
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Comedy scene: consultation of a sorceress. Three women wearing theatrical...

Head of Medusa, a threshold mosaic to protect the house and its inhabitants. From the House of the Centenary, Pompeii. Inv.112284
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Head of Medusa, a threshold mosaic to protect the house and its inhabi...

Maenad and satyr in a dionysiac scene, marble mosaic on slate ground, from the Casa dei Capitelli Colorati Pompeii VII 4, 31-51 Inv.9977
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Maenad and satyr in a dionysiac scene, marble mosaic on slate ground, from th...

Theseus fights the minotaur, tondo. From Pompeii Inv.10016
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Theseus fights the minotaur, tondo. From Pompeii...

Theseus fights the minotaur. From Formia. Inv.10017
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Theseus fights the minotaur. From Formia....

Lykurgos, Ambrosia and Dionysos. Lykurgos was a mythical king who tried to prevent the spreading of the Dionysian cult and chased the young god from Thrace.In a fit of madness, sent by Zeus, Lykurgos killed his own son. From Herculaneum. Inv.9988
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Lykurgos, Ambrosia and Dionysos. Lykurgos was a mythical king who tried...

Dionysos as a child, on the back of a tiger, a garland with leaves and theatrical masks. From the House of the Faun, Pompeii VI 12,2
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Dionysos as a child, on the back of a tiger, a garland with leaves an...

The dancing faun, bronze. From the House of the Faun, Pompeii VI 12,2.
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The dancing faun, bronze. From the House of the Fa...

Two youths fighting a centaur, monochrome on marble. From Pompeii.
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Two youths fighting a centaur, monochrome on marble. From Pompeii.