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Background imageMyth Collection: Odin on his throne

Odin on his throne
Odin, supreme god in Norse mythology. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Beowulf manuscript page

Beowulf manuscript page
Page from the Old English manuscript of " Beowulf" in the British Museum. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageMyth Collection: Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War

Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War
Greek hero Achilles dragging Hectors body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Amazon warrior, statue at Versailles

Amazon warrior, statue at Versailles
Statue of an Amazon warrior in a garden of the Palace of Versailles, France. Digital photograph

Background imageMyth Collection: Witch with her black cat

Witch with her black cat
Witch casting a spell accompanied by a raven and a black cat. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200s

Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200s
Birchlegs carrying Prince Hakon Hakonson to safety over the mountains, a Norwegian legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Mermaids

Mermaids
Two mermaids playing in the waves, " a Nixies legend." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00075

PMYT2A-00075
Roman Jupiter, or Zeus in Greek mythology, god of the sky and of laws. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Storyteller reciting Viking sagas

Storyteller reciting Viking sagas
Viking bard singing of heroic legends to Northmen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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PMYT2A-00017
King Arthur receiving his magic sword from the Lady of the Lake. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Puss-in-Boots

Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Merlin and Vivian in Arthurian legend

Merlin and Vivian in Arthurian legend
Merlin and Vivian in the forest, from legends of King Arthur. Hand-colored halftone of a Dore painting

Background imageMyth Collection: Persephone abducted by Pluto

Persephone abducted by Pluto
Pluto carries off Persephone to his kingdom, the underworld, in Greek mythology. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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PNAT2A-00017
Hiawatha aiming his arrow at a sea-dragon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Statue of Athena

Statue of Athena
Athena, a copy of the statue by Phidias. Photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00032

PMYT2A-00032
Woman practicing sorcery with black cats as companions. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00042

PMYT2A-00042
Medieval monsters of land, sea, and air. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from " Puch der Natur" printed in Augsburg, 1478

Background imageMyth Collection: Zuni eagle god

Zuni eagle god
Flying Eagle Man, war god of Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-cenury illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00001

PMYT2A-00001
The Roc, a fabulous legendary bird of great size and strength. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00003

PMYT2A-00003
Sea serpent of Hans Egidius. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Odysseus returns home

Odysseus returns home
Return of Ulysses to his wife, Penelope, after ten years absence. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: The Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship

The Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship
The legendary " Flying Dutchman, " a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Hagen killing Siegfried

Hagen killing Siegfried
Siegfried, the warrior slain by Hagen in Germanic legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Family storyteller

Family storyteller
Old woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Grimms Fairy Tales illustration

Grimms Fairy Tales illustration
Death of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Achilles in the Trojan Wars

Achilles in the Trojan Wars
Achilles in battle in the Trojan Wars. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Greek vase illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00071

PMYT2A-00071
Interior of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Assyrian winged lion bas-relief

Assyrian winged lion bas-relief
Carving of a winged lion in battle at the entrance to an Assyrian temple. Photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageMyth Collection: Scorpions sent from Hell

Scorpions sent from Hell
Scorpions ascending in the smoke from Hell to plague mankind. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an illustration from a French manuscript of the 1100s

Background imageMyth Collection: Black magic countered by St James to Elder

Black magic countered by St James to Elder
Saint James the Elder combating the diabolical enchantments of a magician. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a composition by Breughel the Elder

Background imageMyth Collection: NATI2D-00509

NATI2D-00509
Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly, home of Na ashje ii Asdzau (Spider Woman) who taught the Navajo people to weave. Digital photograph

Background imageMyth Collection: Plumed serpent of the Pueblo Indians

Plumed serpent of the Pueblo Indians
Pueblo Indian plumed serpent Ko-lo-wissi, a spirit or deity, New Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2D-00002

PMYT2D-00002
Statue of the goddess Athena in a garden of the Palace of Versailles, France. Digital photograph

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00060

PMYT2A-00060
Ghost-ship in a storm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Serpent spirit of San Ildefonso Pueblo

Serpent spirit of San Ildefonso Pueblo
San Ildefonso Pueblo horned serpent of the underworld, Avan Yu, New Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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PMYT2A-00008
Giant octopus attacking a sailing-ship. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of art in the Church of St Malo, France

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00010

PMYT2A-00010
Unicorn. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Gesners " Historiae Animalium" published in Zurich, 1551

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00023

PMYT2A-00023
Ship attacked by a sea serpent in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Olaus Magnus, 1555

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00069

PMYT2A-00069
Zeus, king of the ancient Greek gods. Hand-colored woodcut reproductio of a bust in the Vatican

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00022

PMYT2A-00022
Sorcerers evoking a hand within a circle of fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00029

PMYT2A-00029
God creating the stars. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the Chigi Chapel dome by Raphael

Background imageMyth Collection: Werewolf taking a child

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

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00025

PMYT2A-00025
Merlin the wizard, an aged, priest-like man. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00035

PMYT2A-00035
Sinbad and his companions shipwrecked, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: PMYT2A-00065

PMYT2A-00065
Giant octopus attacking the submarine " Nautilus" in Jules Vernes book, " 10, 000 Leagues under the Sea, " edition of 1873, Paris

Background imageMyth Collection: Sinbad studying with scholars in India

Sinbad studying with scholars in India
Sinbad the Sailor in the society of the learned Indians, from the Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMyth Collection: Werewolf of French Canada

Werewolf of French Canada
Loup-garou, a French-Canadian werewolf legend, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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