Myth Collection (#71)

Asklepios (Mirys)
When plague-afflicted Romans come to his sanctuary seeking help, they are tricked into believing that a serpent is Asklepios in person, and carry it happily home to Rome

Hermes Airborne
airborne, thanks to his winged shoes; he carries a caduceus, with which he can send anyone to sleep at a touch

Hermes Winged Shoes
He puts on his winged shoes

Silenus (Rubens)
The nurse, attendant and drinking companion of Dionysos / Bacchus

Aeneas in Battle
Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

Herakles and the Hydra
One of his Twelve Labours is to slay the Hydra of Lerna, a denizen of the swamps, each of whose nine heads, if severed, is replaced by two more : but he manages it

Grendels Mother
Beowulf has an underwater fight with the mother of the monster Grendel

Beowulf & Aschere
Beowulf finds the severed head of his comrade Aschere (a victim of Grendel the monster)

Atlas Holds up Heavens
The Titan Atlas supports the Heavens on his shoulders (other versions have him holding up the world, but this is probably the original version)

The Fall of Icarus
Icarus flies too near the sun, which melts the wax of his wings and he falls

Lycaon Becomes a Wolf
King Lycaon of Arcadia, to test Zeuss omniscience, serves him a dish of human flesh at dinner, for which he is transformed into a wolf

Bacchante in Ecstasy - 2
A Bacchante, worshipper of Bacchus, in ecstasy before a statue of the god

Orpheus and Animals
Orpheus charms the animals with his music

Diana of the Ephesians, the many-breasted

Herakles & Pillars
Herakles with the Pillars of Hercules which he set up on either coast of the Straits of Gibraltar when he went to steal the Cattle of Geryon

Herakles / Hercules
The body of the Lion of Nemea is slumped behind him

PAN DANCES
Pan (also known as FAUNUS) pipes and dances with nymphs and satyrs

Helen Elopes with Paris
Spartan princess Helen, wife of Menelaus, elopes with Paris, prince of Troy, who has Aphrodites support: the Greek princes unite to get her back - hence the Trojan War

APHRODITE
born from the sea-foam

Zeus / Jupiter, Seated
Zeus, seated on his throne, holds a clutch of thunderbolts in case he needs to punish someone. His faithful eagle perches beside him, ready to gouge an evil-doers eyes

Pan, Sylvanus & Apollo
Gallus (Virgils patron), unhappy in love, is comforted by Pan, Sylvanus & Apollo

Tortoise & Two Ducks
THE TORTOISE & TWO DUCKS A tortoise wishing to travel is flown by grasping a stick in its mouth, supported by two ducks; the foolish tortoise speaks and plummets to earth

Rat Retired from World
THE RAT WHO RETIRED FROM THE WORLD: A rat, tired of worldly cares, retires to live in a cheese; when fellow rats request help, he says he is unable to assist

Fable / King Stork & Frogs
FROGS PETITION JUPITER FOR A KING: King Stork, sent to the frogs who complained they had no proper ruler, eats them all up

Fable / Fly & Coach
THE FLY AND THE COACH A carriage has difficulty climbing a steep slope; a fly, assuming it is important, bites the horses to spur them on, but is simply annoying

Fable / the Doctors
THE DOCTORS Two doctors conferring: one hopes for the best, the other fears the worst

The Carrier Stuck Fast
THE CARRIER STUCK FAST The carter despairs when he sees the wheels of the hay wagon sunk deep into the ground

Bear & Gardener Fable
The Bear and the Gardener

Bear and the Travellers
THE BEAR AND THE TWO FRIENDS One traveller asks his friend, whom he had left to his fate, what the bear had said to him: never travel with a friend who deserts you in danger

Androcles & the Lion
The lion set to devour Androcles in the Roman arena recognises him as the man who rid him of a painful thorn in his paw, and does not harm him

ILIAD

Hector Attacks Greeks
Hector having driven the Greeks to their retrenchments breaks down the palace walls with a great stone & with his troops drives them to their ships

Le Morte D arthur
Knights in battle on foot and horseback watched by a king and queen from the battlements of a city

COMUS, GOD
Greek/Roman deity associated with revelry and festivity

Matuta, Goddess
Roman goddess of the dawn

Tutilina, Goddess
Roman goddess of the harvest

Arthur and Parsifal
Arthur sends Parsifal off in quest of adventure (abenteuer)

Arthur Visits Ireland
Arthur visits Ireland and receives tribute from the indigenous (but not wholly indigent) chieftains

Arthurs Round Table
Arthur and his elite knights dine at the Round Table

Arthur M. Guinevere
Arthur weds Guinevere

Arthur Defends Wales
Arthur defends his Welsh homeland against its enemies

Shiva En Famille
Shiva, a very mixed-up character, is a ruthless destroyer, but also a devoted family man, here with wife Parvati and their children Skanda and Ganesha

Surya the Sun-God
The Hindu deity Surya is an archetypal sun-god, traversing the heavens in his chariot and overpowering his enemies with the heat of his rays

Rama in Lanka
Rama, Hindu divine hero, is able to successfully invade the island of Lanka because friendly apes build a bridge for him from the mainland

Odin Consults a Wolwa
Odin consults a wolwa, a seeress who can tell him his destiny

Loki as a Serpent
Loki, the trickster, in the form of a serpent

Thor and Skrymir
Thor spends the night in a strange building which turns out to be the glove of the giant Skrymir

Thor and Hymir go fishing for the World Serpent : they catch it, but Hymir, terrified, cuts the line, for which Thor, not unreasonably, kills him

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