Greek Mythology Collection (#98)

Hebe and Hera depicted on Parthenon Friezes
Hebe and Hera, depicted on the Parthenon Friezes, Athens. 439 - 433 BC

Head of Artemis, second half of 4th BC
Head Artemis. Pentelic marble, found at Thebes, Boeotia from a statue made in the Roman period in the Artemis Colonna type, which sopies an original of the second half of the 4th c BC

Marble head of Athena, ca 450 BC
Head of Athena, Pentelic marble. Found in the Roman Agora of Athens. The goddess wears a Corinthian helmet. The head belongs to a statue of the goddess in full armour ca. 450 BC

Marble statue of Aphrodite
Statue of Aphrodite. Parian marble. Found at Baiai in southern Italy. The nick, head and right arm were restored by the famous Italian sculptor A

Marble head of Athena, copy, 2nd century BC
Head of Athena made of marble. Found in the Stoa of Attalos, Athens. The goddess wears the Corinthian helmet with raised cheek pieces adorned with relief rams heads

Marble disk with Satyr carrying grapes
Marble disk. Pentelic marble. Unknown provenance. The disk was probably a rotating window pane. It is decorated with a relief scene of a Satyr carrying grapes

Painting of ancient Greek auditorium
William Blake Richmond 1843-1921 An audience in Athens during the representation of the Agamemnon 1884. The picture depicts the auditorium of the theatre at Athens, as seen from the stage

Dionysus reclining on couch
Dionysus the god of wine, depicted on a couch. Italian circa 450-400 BC. Early Etruscan

Statue of Asclepius, Roman copy of original of 4th century B. C
Roman civilization, 1st century A.D. Statue of Asclepius, Roman copy of an original of the 4th century b.C

France, Glanum, Capital with human figures, from Glanum agora Musee Archeologique (Archaeological Museum), Hellenistic art

Italy, Castellammare di Stabia, Theseus, Fresco 1st century A.D.. From Villa Arianna at Castellammare di Stabia (Campania, Italy), Roman art, antiquarium stabiano (Archaeological Museum)

Third style fresco depicting funambolist Seleni, detail of Silenus holding thyrsus
Roman civilization, 1st century A.D. Third style fresco depicting funambolist Seleni. From Pompei, so-called Villa of Cicero. Detail: Silenus holding thyrsus

Greece, Athens, Red-figure kylix depicting a banquet scene 5th century B.C.. Greek art, Moussio Kikladikis Tehnis (Museum of Cycladic Art)

Sculptural group depicting amazon on horseback knocking down Galatian, Copy after Pergamon
Greek civilization. Sculptural group depicting amazon on horseback knocking down a Galatian. Copy after Pergamon

Italy, Castellammare di Stabia, Relief depicting Narcissus, Plaster 1st century A.D.. From a villa rustica (country villa) at Petraro (Campania, Italy), Roman art

Germany, Munich, Black-figure amphora depicting the Judgment of Paris by the Paris Painter 6th century B.C. Etruscan art, staatliche antikensammlung (state collection of antiquites)

Greek civilization, relief depicting three Muses, attributed to School of Praxiteles, from Mantineia, Greece
Greek civilization, 4th century b.C. Relief depicting three Muses, attributed to the School of Praxiteles. From Mantineia, Greece

Algeria, Cherchell, Mosaic work depicting Ulysses (Odysseus) resisting the Sirens song. 1st century A.D.. Roman art, From a fountain at Caesaria (Cherchell, Algeria)

Mosaic work depicting Jupiter in the guise of an eagle while abducting Ganymede 1st Century A.D. France, Vienne, Musee Lapidaire (Archaeological Museum), Gallo-Roman art

Bronze bust of Maenad holding goat on her shoulders and fruit in her arms, From Volubilis (Morocco)
Roman civilization, 2nd century b.C. Bronze bust of Maenad holding a goat on her shoulders and fruit in her arms. From Volubilis (Morocco)

France, House of the Messii, Head of Apollo crowned with a laurel wreath, Roman copy (2nd century A. D)
France, House of the Messii, Head of Apollo crowned with a laurel wreath, Roman copy (2nd century A.D.) after a Greek original Musee Theo Desplan (Archaeological Museum), Greek art

Greek civilization, head of Zeus
Greek civilization, 4th century b.C. Head of Zeus

Italy, Castellammare di Stabia, Neptune and Amymone riding a sea horse, Fresco 1st century A.D.. From Villa Carmiano at Castellammare di Stabia (Campania, Italy)

Amphora depicting Menelaus and Helen and a Nereid on the neck by Pamphaios, potter (circa 520-490 B. C)
Amphora depicting Menelaus and Helen and a Nereid on the neck by Pamphaios, potter (circa 520-490 B.C.) and Nikosthenes, painter (circa 545-510 B.C.) 6th Century B.C

Greek civilization, statue of Aura, from Palatine Hill, Rome
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Statue of Aura. From Palatine Hill, Rome

Greek civilization, metope from temple of Zeus, bas-relief depicting Labours of Heracles
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Metope from the temple of Zeus. Labours of Heracles: Heracles receiving the apples of Hesperides, circa 460 b.C

Fictile acroterium (architectural ornament) representing Pegasus, 450 / 430 B. C
Fictile acroterium (architectural ornament) representing Pegasus, 450/430 B.C. 5th Century B.C. Vatican Museum, Ethruscan Museum), Etruscan art

Greek civilization, 7th century b. c. statue of Artemis or Kore Micandre, from Artemision of Delos
Greek civilization, 7th century b.C. Statue of Artemis or Kore Micandre. From the Artemision of Delos

Fresco portraying Medea, from Stabiae, Italy
Roman civilization. Fresco portraying Medea. From Stabiae, Italy

Greece, Athens, Red-figure kylix depicting a young man taking wine from a krater 5th century B.C.. Greek art, Moussio Kikladikis Tehnis (Museum of Cycladic Art)

Italy, Campania, Pompei, House of Golden Cupids, Orestes and Pylades before Iphigenia, fresco
Roman civilization. Orestes and Pylades before Iphigenia. Fresco from Pompei, House of the Golden Cupids

Statue of Polyphemus, Roman civilization
Roman civilization, 2nd century A.D. Statue of Polyphemus

Greek civilization, bronze statue (often called God from Sea) of Zeus or Poseidon, from Cape Artemision
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Artemision Bronze statue (often called the God from the Sea) of either Zeus or Poseidon. From Cape Artemision, Greece

Detail of the Blinding of Polyphemus, Roman copy after an Hellenistic statuary group, marble 1st Century B.C. Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Archaeological Museum), Hellenistic art

Greek civilization, bronze statue of Zeus scaling bolt of lightening, from Dodona, Greece
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Bronze statue of Zeus scaling a bolt of lightening. From Dodona, Greece

Bulgaria, Sofia, Serdica, Head of Apollo (Phoebus), Roman copy (2nd-3rd century A. D)
Bulgaria, Sofia, Serdica, Head of Apollo (Phoebus), Roman copy (2nd-3rd century A.D.) after the original sculpture by Praxiteles (circa 370- 330 B.C.), gilded bronze 4th Century B.C

Marsyas, Hellenistic-Roman copy after the original Greek statue by Myron (circa 480 - 440 B. C. ), marble
Marsyas, Hellenistic-Roman copy after the original Greek statue by Myron (circa 480 - 440 B.C.), marble 5th Century B.C. Vatican Museum, Gregorian Profane Museum (Archaeological Museum), Greek art

Greek civilization, Olive-tree pediment, relief depicting Heracles being taken to Olympus, from Acropolis, Athens
Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Olive-tree pediment, relief depicting Heracles being taken to Olympus. From the Acropolis in Athens

Greek civilization, Omphalos Apollo statue, Roman copy
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Omphalos Apollo statue. Roman copy

Algeria, Tazoult, Mosaic work depicting a Nereid seated on a sea monster. Roman art, From the thermal baths of Lambaesis (Algeria), Musee de Tazoult (Archaeological Museum)

Illustration representing reconstruction of ceremonial circular tholos and temple of Asclepius, Epidaurus, Greece
Greek civilization - Greece, Epidaurus. Sacred area. Reconstruction of ceremonial circular tholos and temple of Asclepius, 4th century b.C. Color illustration

France, Chatillon-sur-Seine, Golden diadem or neckband 6th century B.C.. Sciite-Greek art, From the Vix Grave (Bourgogne, France), Musee Du Chatillonnais (Archaeological Museum)

Leda and Swan, fragment of sculpture from Anhas, Morocco
Egyptian civilization, Coptic Period, 3rd century. Leda and the Swan. Fragment of a sculpture from Anhas, in the surroundings of Beni Suef

Greek civilization, acroterial relief portraying Aura or Nereid, from front of Temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus
Greek civilization, 4th century b.C. Acroterial relief portraying Aura or Nereid. From the front of the Temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus

Greece, Athens, Black-figure kylix (wine pottery) 5th century B.C.. Greek art, 470/460 B.C.. Moussio Kikladikis Tehnis (Museum of Cycladic Art)

Marble sarcophagus with relief depicting Achilles at court of King Lycomedes, 240 a. d
Roman civilization, 3rd century A.D. Marble sarcophagus with relief depicting Achilles at the court of King Lycomedes, 240 A.D. circa. Detail: Apollo playing the lyre among Lycomedes children

Greek civilization, Demeter of Cnidus, marble statue attributed to Skopas school
Greek civilization. Demeter of Cnidus, marble statue attributed to the Skopas school

Roman civilization, floor mosaic depicting fight between Theseus and Minotaur in Labyrinth
Roman civilization, 1st century b.C. Floor mosaic depicting the fight between Theseus and the Minotaur in the Labyrinth

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Greek mythology is a captivating realm filled with gods, heroes, and enchanting tales that have captivated the world for centuries. This Roman statue of a drunken Hercules reminds us of the larger-than-life figures that populate these ancient stories. Circe Invidiosa, painted by John William Waterhouse in 1892, depicts the sorceress who could transform men into animals with her potent potions. In this Greek vase painting from antiquity, Achilles and Patroclus stand side by side as symbols of loyalty and friendship amidst the chaos of war. The Olympian gods reign supreme in their celestial abode, overseeing mortal affairs while indulging in their own divine dramas. The Heroes Of The Trojan War are immortalized through epic poems like Homer's Iliad. Here we witness Hector's tragic demise at the hands of Achilles - a poignant reminder that even mighty warriors are not invincible. Sandro Botticelli's Primavera transports us to an idyllic scene where nymphs dance under blooming trees. Meanwhile, Narcissus and Echo remind us of love's complexities and its potential for both beauty and tragedy. JMW Turner's Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus captures Odysseus' cunning nature as he taunts the Cyclops during his perilous journey home. Dionysus and his wild Maenads embody ecstasy and madness in equal measure. Hermes cradles infant Dionysus gently in his arms - a symbol of protection amidst danger. Leda succumbs to Zeus disguised as a swan; their union resulting in legendary offspring such as Helen of Troy. Greek mythology continues to inspire artists across time periods - from ancient pottery to Renaissance masterpieces. These glimpses into mythical worlds serve as windows into our collective imagination, reminding us why these timeless tales continue to fascinate generations after generations.