RFKDW86Y–This illustration of The Furies dates to 1898. It is a sketch by British artist and deisgner Edward Burne-Jones (died 1898). The Furies are also known as the Erinyes (Erinys - singular) and were the ancient Greek goddesses of vengeance. The Romans called them the Dirae. Burne-Jones added two words to his sketches - Crudelitas (Latin for cruelty) and Saevitia (Latin for violence, intense rage). They were honored as hounding people who committed crimes - never stopping in their pursuit of them.
RF2H58YP1–The Greek goddess Artemis (Diana to the Romans) was particularly important to the people of Ephesus. The Ephesians believed her birthplace was nearby Ortygia (for other Greeks it was Delos). Artemis was the goddess of chastity, hunting, wild animals, forests, childbirth, and fertility. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, also known as the Artemision and Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis (associated with Diana, a Roman goddess). It was located in Ephesus near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey. It was completely rebuilt twi
RF2H76DAA–Hecate was the chief goddess presiding over magic and spells. She witnessed the abduction of Demeter's daughter Persephone to the underworld and, torch in hand, assisted in the search for her. Thus, pillars called
RF2A36896–Pictured here is the Greek goddess Demeter, taken from a mural painting in Pompeii(the italian owen destroyed in 79 A.D. in the eruption of Vesuvius. Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and presides over grains and the fertility of the earth. Although she was most often referred to as the goddess of the harvest, she was also goddess of sacred law and the cycle of life and death. Her Roman counterpart was Ceres.
RF2H5AXKM–This illustration shows the roman moon goddess Luna in her chariot being pulled by two women. It dates to 1695, an engraving by Lasinio, patterned after a roundel in the ceiling painting (based on drawings by Raphael) of the Sala Borgia in the Vatican that is based on drawings in 1516 by the Italian artist Raphael.
RF2EA0M7N–Apotheosis of Germanicus This cameo with Germanicus (15 B.C.-19 A.D.) about 4 inches square is one of treasure of French Cabinet des Antiques believed to have been brought from Constantinople in 11th century by Cardinal Humbert who gave it to monastery of Saint-Evre near Toulouse. Germanicus is crowned by a Victory figure and with him is an eagle, symbol of power for ancient Romans. He holds the lituus in one hand and a cornucopia in the other. Germanicus Julius Caesar was a popular and prominent general of the Roman Empire, known for his campaigns in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Dru
RFKDW86C–This illustration dates to 1898 and shows the Three Graces statue by the 19th-century Italian sculptor Antonio Canova in the Vatican Museum. The ancient Greeks and Romans honored them as the goddesses of charm, beauty, and creativity. The Greeks called them the Charites; the Romans called the the Gratiae.
RF2H58YN2–This illustration shows the Roman god of beauty Venus in her chariot pulled by two doves. It dates to 1695, an engraving by Lasinio, patterned after a roundel in the ceiling painting (based on drawings by Raphael) of the Sala Borgia in the Vatican that is based on drawings in 1516 by the Italian artist Raphael.
RFKDW86N–This illustration of Terpsichore dates to 1898. It shows the statue in Florence. Terpsichore was the goddess of the dance and chorus. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RFKDW86E–This illustration dates to 1898 and shows the statue of Melpomene in Vatican Museum. Melpomene was honored as the Muse of tragedy. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RF2C17CJY–This early 1900s illustration shows a triumphant Roman general - the drawing is based on a wall painting uncovered in Pompeii, the town south of Rome that was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The symbolism most likely represents Nike, the goddess of victory, crowning the general.
RFKYCJ1A–This illustration dates to 1898 and shows a statue of Thalia in the Vatican Museum. Erato was honored as the Muse of comedy. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RFKYCHXG–This illustration dates to 1898 and shows a statue of Thalia in the Vatican Museum. Erato was honored as the Muse of comedy. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RFKDW86P–This illsutration of a statue of Urania dates to 1898. The statue is in a Berlin museum. Urania was the Muse of astronomy. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RFKDW86B–This illustration dates to 1898 and shows Clio, the Muse of history, as prepresented by a statue now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RF2J7R54C–In Greek and Roman mythology, Athena, also spelled Athene, was the Olympian goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defense of towns, heroic endeavor, weaving, pottery and various other crafts. Her symbol was the owl. She was depicted as a stately woman armed with a shield and spear, and wearing a long robe, crested helm, and the famed aigis—a snake-trimmed cape adorned with the monstrous visage of the Gorgon Medusa
RF2J7R521–In Greek and Roman mythology, Athena, also spelled Athene, was the Olympian goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defense of towns, heroic endeavor, weaving, pottery and various other crafts. Her symbol was the owl. She was depicted as a stately woman armed with a shield and spear, and wearing a long robe, crested helm, and the famed aigis—a snake-trimmed cape adorned with the monstrous visage of the Gorgon Medusa
RF2EDTCA2–This image shows the painting titled Sacrifice of Iphegenia, with the appearance of the goddess artemis by Regunald Arthur. Iphegenia is also spelled Iphigenia. Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon, leader of the Greek forces against the Troy in the Trojan War. To appease the goddess Artemis (the Roman Diana), Agamemnon was told to sacrifice Iphigenia, seen in this illustration at Aulis, the port town in eastern Greece, where Agamemnon's fleet was prevented by Artemis (seen in upper left) from sailing until he had sacrificed her. When the sacrifice was about to take place, Iphigenia was wh
RFKCH57B–In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader. The other nine were Clio, Erato, Melpomene, Terpsichore, [Apollo] Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Urania, and Thalia. This illustration from 1898 shows Calliope.
RF2CE2776–One by One the Gauls Followed Each Other. This scene represents the Gallic invasion of Rome in 390 B.C. Back in Rome, according to tradition, the Gauls attempted to infiltrate the Capitoline by climbing the hill near the Temple of Carmentis, a goddess of birth. The Gauls gained the summit, eluded the Roman guards and did not even wake the dogs. They could not sneak by the temple of Juno, however, as the honking of her sacred geese finally alerted the guards. Led by Marcus Manilus, the Roman guards confronted the Gauls.
RF2CE2708–One by One the Gauls Followed Each Other. This scene represents the Gallic invasion of Rome in 390 B.C. Back in Rome, according to tradition, the Gauls attempted to infiltrate the Capitoline by climbing the hill near the Temple of Carmentis, a goddess of birth. The Gauls gained the summit, eluded the Roman guards and did not even wake the dogs. They could not sneak by the temple of Juno, however, as the honking of her sacred geese finally alerted the guards. Led by Marcus Manilus, the Roman guards confronted the Gauls.
RF2EA0M8Y–This 1884 illustration shows Constantius in Imperial costume and holding a representation of Nike, the goddess of victory. This is a copy of aminiature by Kondakoff in Russian History of Byzantine Miniature Painting. Constantius I was a Roman emperor. He ruled as Caesar from 293 to 305 and as Augustus from 305 to 306. He was the junior colleague of the Augustus Maximian under the Tetrarchy and succeeded him as senior co-emperor of the western part of the empire. Constantius ruled the West while Galerius was Augustus in the East.
RFJFRRAX–The first-century B.C. Roman poet Virgil wrote in his epic poem The Aeneid that the 'winged Iris, sitting on a cloud in front of a rainbow, appears to Turnus on the steps of the palace.' In Greek mythology (Roman as well, Iris was honored as the goddess of the rainbow. In the tale of th Trojan War, Hera (Juno to the Romans), the queen of the gods and a deity who favored the Greeks over the Trojans, sends Iris to tell Turnus, chief of the Rutuli in Italy and the chief enemy of Aeneas once he arrives in Italy, to attack Aeneas and his band of Trojans, and that the timing is good as Aeneas has
RF2D9EWNC–This photo shows the south front of temple of Isis at Philae - before the building of the Aswan Dam. Construction on the temple began around 280 B.C. Built during the reign of Ptolemy II (Egypt’s Greco-Roman Period), the Temple of Isis at Philae is dedicated to Isis, Osiris, and Horus. The temple walls contain
RF2E3G71E–Flaxman's outline drawings illustrating Homer's Iliad Venus wounded conducted by Iris to Mars. Diomed casting his spear against Mars. This scene is one of several designs that the English sculptor and draughtsman John Flaxman (1755–1826) did to illustrate passages from the Greek epic poet Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a commission he had been given by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. It represents Venus wounded and conducted by Iris to Mars. It was done 1793.
RF2E3G71C–Flaxman's outline drawings illustrating Homer's Iliad Venus wounded conducted by Iris to Mars. Diomed casting his spear against Mars. This scene is one of several designs that the English sculptor and draughtsman John Flaxman (1755–1826) did to illustrate passages from the Greek epic poet Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a commission he had been given by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. It represents Venus wounded and conducted by Iris to Mars. It was done 1793.
RFKR0J9X–This illustration dates to 1898 and shows a statue of Polyhymnia. Polyhymnia was honored as the Muse of hymns. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RFKR0J3C–This illustration dates to 1898 and shows a statue of Euterpe. Euterpe was honored as the Muse of music, song, and lyric poetry. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RFKR0J6H–This illustration dates to 1898 and shows a statue of Erato in Louvre Museum. Erato was honored as the Muse of love poetry. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.
RFWWA7JB–Seen here are the statues of the god Mars, with the gods Neptune and Minerva. Their Greek counterparts are Ares, Poseidon, and Athena. These were constructed in Antwerp for a celebratiuon during the time of the Archduke Albert and Isabella. It is taken from an old print. Isabella was sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands in the Low Countries and the north of modern France. Her husband Albert VII was Archduke of Austria.
RF2E3JJYH–Flaxman's outline drawings illustrating Homer's Iliad Venus wounded conducted by Iris to Mars. Diomed casting his spear against Mars. This scene is one of several designs that the English sculptor and draughtsman John Flaxman (1755–1826) did to illustrate passages from the Greek epic poet Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a commission he had been given by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. It represents Venus wounded and conducted by Iris to Mars. It was done 1793.
RF2E3G6YT–Flaxman's outline drawings illustrating Homer's Iliad Venus wounded conducted by Iris to Mars. Diomed casting his spear against Mars. This scene is one of several designs that the English sculptor and draughtsman John Flaxman (1755–1826) did to illustrate passages from the Greek epic poet Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a commission he had been given by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. It represents Diomed casting a spear against Mars. It was done 1793.
RF2E3G6YR–Flaxman's outline drawings illustrating Homer's Iliad Venus wounded conducted by Iris to Mars. Diomed casting his spear against Mars. This scene is one of several designs that the English sculptor and draughtsman John Flaxman (1755–1826) did to illustrate passages from the Greek epic poet Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a commission he had been given by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. It represents Diomed casting a spear against Mars. It was done 1793.
RF2E3JJY7–Flaxman's outline drawings illustrating Homer's Iliad Venus wounded conducted by Iris to Mars. Diomed casting his spear against Mars. This scene is one of several designs that the English sculptor and draughtsman John Flaxman (1755–1826) did to illustrate passages from the Greek epic poet Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a commission he had been given by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. It represents Venus wounded and conducted by Iris to Mars. It was done 1793.
RF2AXW8NJ–The fresco, from the Augustan age, was detached immediately after its discovery in Rome in 1601 from the masonry of a house near the Arch of Gallienus on the Esquiline Hill. Previously part of the collection of Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, it was acquired by Pius VII in 1818 and placed in its current location in 1838. It appears to represent a generic wedding scene: in the center, a goddess consoles the bride before the arrival of her husband in the bridal chamber; next to them, a goddess, leaning against a pillar, pours fragrant essences into a shell. The god Hymen (or the groom) is depicted
RF2EDTC7K–This image shows the Judgement of Paris by the artist Solomon J Solomon. In Greek legend, Paris was a Trojan prince, the son of Priam and Hecuba. When Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, was not invited to the marriage of the Greek leader Achilles, she threw a golden apple into the festivities, with the words 'for the fairest' written on it. The goddesses Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena each claimed the apple, and Zeus, the king of the gods, had Paris choose which one should get it. Hermes, the messenger god, acts as a guide, arranging the meeting between the goddesses and Paris. Aphrodite promise
RFF91DDP–Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon, leader of the Greek forces against the Troy in the Trojan War. To appease the goddess Artemis (the Roman Diana), Agamemnon was told to sacrifice Iphigenia, seen in this illustration at Aulis, the port town in eastern Greece, where Agamemnon's fleet was prevented by Artemis from sailing until he had sacrificed her. When the sacrifice was about to take place, Iphigenia was whisked away to Taurus and an animal sent in her place.
RFF91DDK–Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon, leader of the Greek forces against the Troy in the Trojan War. To appease the goddess Artemis (the Roman Diana), Agamemnon was told to sacrifice Iphigenia, seen in this illustration at Aulis, the port town in eastern Greece, where Agamemnon's fleet was prevented by Artemis from sailing until he had sacrificed her. When the sacrifice was about to take place, Iphigenia was whisked away to Taurus and an animal sent in her place.
RFBPCG2N–These three mummified ancient Egyptian cats are housed in the British Museum in London.
RF2D6AYE9–Mirror of Venus by Burne Jones. (1833-1898). According to Christopher Wood, 'No picture illustrates better Burne-Jones's unique genius for blending together the two traditions of Pre-Raphaelitism and the Italian Renaissance into a new aesthetic style than The Mirror of Venus. The scene is purely imaginary, and shows Venus and her maidens gazing at their reflections in a pool of water. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833 – 1898) was a British artist and designer associated with the phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who worked with William Morris on decorative arts as a founding partner in Mo
RF2E3G71W–This triptych painted in 1881 by Jean Jules Lecomte du Nouv shows Homer begging in the center image, the sungod Phoebos from the Iliad to the left and the goddess Hecate from the Odyssey to the right. Jean Jules Lecomte du Nouy (1842-1943) Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ was an Orientalist French painter and sculptor. He was strongly influenced by the works and teachings of Charles Gleyre and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Lecomte du Nouÿ found inspiration for his art through extensive travels to Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Romania and Italy.
RFB3B98M–Goddess Diana
RFB4GJ6Y–Jupiter Crowned by Victory
RFBPDGH6–According to ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite was a sea-goddess and the wife of Poseidon, god of the sea.
RMEAXWKD–The text that accompanied this illustration reads: To him, at last, the three goddesses entrusted the judgment and the golden apple and the person entrusted is the god Hermes.
RMEAXWKC–The text that accompanied this illustration reads: To him, at last, the three goddesses entrusted the judgment and the golden apple and the person entrusted is the god Hermes.
RFC7CA3T–Bellerophon approaches the winged horse Pegasus, which he mounts with the help of the goddess Athena.
RMDMKDEM–To appease the goddess Artemis (the Roman Diana), Agamemnon was told to sacrifice Iphigenia, at Aulis in Greece.
RFBAR0EH–Pompeii Fresco of Gladiators
RFB3N4AP–Judgment of Paris
RFCEBXXX–In ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins honored the goddess of the hearth Vesta. Their main duty was to keep Vesta's fire going.
RFBHW46P–In Roman mythology, Venus was pricked by son Cupid's arrow and fell in love with Adonis, whom she warned not to hunt wild boar.
RFBB0BFK–Flora by Titian
RFBB0BFF–Flora by Titian
RFB4BAC8–Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus
RFB4AYGG–Temple Juno Moneta
RFC2N290–Aphrodite (left) assigned Psyche tasks, including demanding that Psyche separate a huge pile of mixed grains into separate bags.
RMDH7C09–This painted ancient Greek terracotta vessel dates to the fifth century B.C. and represents Aphrodite within a scallop shell.
RFBA0PBM–Choice Between Paganism or Christianity
RFBAPRP9–The Eumenides
RFB4BH5N–Corregio's School of Love
RMDTE6BC–Ulrich von Lichenstein was a medieval ministerialis (German noble serf) and a minnesanger.
RFB34PAF–Botticelli's Mars and Venus
RFBC5D81–Greek mythical figure Persephone (Proserpina) eats Pomegrante seeds ub the underworld, after having been brought there by Hades.
RFBC5R88–Persephone (Proserpina in Latin) picks flowers, just before, acorrding to Greek mythology, Hades takes her to the Underworld.
RFB79GCN–Mercury Instructing Cupid
RFCPTTWF–Cupid follows Aphrodite's command to 'shoot' Psyche, but he nicks himself with the arrow and falls for Psyche.
RFCPTTWN–Cupid follows Aphrodite's command to 'shoot' Psyche, but he nicks himself with the arrow and falls for Psyche.
RFC06CH8–Hades (Pluto, and also Dis), the god of the underworld, stole Persephone and took her to his domain, the Underworld.
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