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Mythology Collection

Background imageMythology Collection: Odin on his throne

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

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: Mermaids

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

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: Puss-in-Boots

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

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: Angels with trumpets

Angels with trumpets
Angels trumpeting in the sky. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00078

PMYT2A-00078
Old English devil. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00080

PMYT2A-00080
Demonic horned dragon of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a pen drawing in a French manuscript, La Magie Noire, Paris, 1800s

Background imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00079

PMYT2A-00079
Prince of Darkness on his throne. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a manuscript of the 1400s

Background imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00081

PMYT2A-00081
Dragon-mouth of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a publication in Augsburg, 1473

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: Statue of Athena

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

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00003

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

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: Sleeping Beauty

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

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00071

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

Background imageMythology Collection: Death on a pale horse

Death on a pale horse
Death arriving on a pale horse, as written in the Book of Revelations. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Benjamin West painting

Background imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00082

PMYT2A-00082
Whore of Babylon riding the seven-headed dragon. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration from a New Testament printed in Augsburg, 1523

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: Thunderbird petroglyph near Albuquerque, New Mexico

Thunderbird petroglyph near Albuquerque, New Mexico
Native American thunderbird petroglyph on basalt, Petroglyph State Park, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00077

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

Background imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00060

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

Background imageMythology 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

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

Background imageMythology 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 imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00069

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

Background imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00022

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

Background imageMythology Collection: PMYT2A-00029

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

Background imageMythology 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



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