Legend Gallery

Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War

Greek hero Achilles dragging Hector's body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek, Ancient History, Antiquity, Armor, Armour, Art, Bc, Chariot, Classical Civilization, Death, Epic, Epic Poem, Europe, European, Fable, Fabled, Fictional Character, Folk Lore, Folk Tale, Greece, Greek, Greek Mythology, Hector, Helmet, Heritage, Hero, Historic, History, Homer, Homeric, Horse, Humiliation, Illustration, Legend, Legendary, Literary, Literary Character, Literature, Military, Myth, Mythical, Mythology, Poem, Shield, Story, Traditional, Trojan, Trojan War, Troy, Victory, Victory Celebration, Vintage, War

PMYT2A-00077

Death devouring men and animals, treading on the cerberus.
Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a mortuary roll, France, 1100s

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After Life, Animal, Art, Beast, Black Magic, Cannibal, Cerberus, Death, Demon, Devil, Eaten Alive, Europe, European, Evil, Fable, Fabled, Fantasy, Folk Lore, Folk Tale, Hades, Hell, Historic, History, Horned, Illustration, Legend, Legendary, Magic, Magical, Medieval, Middle Ages, Monster, Mouth, Mythical, Mythology, Super Natural, Torture, Vintage, Wolf

Werewolf taking a child

Queen Despaigne causes her stepson to be carried off by a werewolf in medieval France.
Hand-colored woodcut of a medieval illustration

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Abduction, Animal, Art, Beast, Child, Cruel, Cruelty, Death, Europe, European, Evil, Fable, Fabled, Family, Fantasy, Fictional, Fictional Character, Folk Lore, Folk Tale, France, French, Hatred, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, Jealousy, King, Legend, Legendary, Magic, Magical, Male, Medieval, Middle Ages, Monster, Myth, Mythical, Mythology, Queen, Queen Despaigne, Royal, Son, Step Mother, Super Natural, Traditional, Vintage, Werewolf, Wicked, Wicked Stepmother, Wolf