The Ten Commandments
Anne Baxter (1923-1985), US actress, and Yul Brynner (1920-1985), Russian-born US actor, both in costume in a publicity portrait issued for the film, ‘The Ten...
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Chonky Piggy Bank
A rare intact Majapahit piggy bank. The Majapahit where among the first to use the design for coin containers as boars symbolized good fortune and...
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Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra
Gustave Moreau developed a highly personal vision that combined history, myth, mysticism, and a fascination with the exotic and bizarre. Rooted in the Romantic tradition,...
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Bend it Like Alcibiades
Alcibiades A born and raised Athenian, he lived from about 450 to 404 BC. His father was Cleinias, and he was killed in battle when...
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Sedna the goddess of the sea
A bronze statue of Sedna, the goddess of the sea and a cast of Arctic characters, at the water’s edge in Nuuk, Greenland.
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3 Quick Facts About the Palace of Knossos in Crete
Knossos Crete The Palace of Knossos is located just south of modern-day Heraklion near the north coast of Crete. Built by a civilization that we...
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Satyr satisfies Nymph
“Satyr satisfies Nymph” – Arthur Fischer (1900)
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The myth of Narcissus according to Roman writer Ovid.
Narcissus The myth according to Roman writer Ovid. Narcissus is very handsome but cruelly refuses the advances of Echo. The lovely nymph, heartbroken, wastes away...
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Pegasus as a Symbol
#Πήγασος (#Pegasos, #Pegasus). His father was #Poseidon, and his mother was #Medusa. In one version of myth, Pegasos sprang forth when #Perseus beheaded Medusa, and...