#mythology collection

[wretched-things]

Ⅱ. The Ferryman

Dead birds fall like a titan’s lung collapsing; raining feathers in tiptoed steps swept away by current.

Within the confines of his boat he is the body of a haunted house - chalk faces float beneath his oculus uterque like ghosts behind windows of too-thick glass.

The waters part and dissipate with cries of prayers lost as he draws his path across stygian abyss where forgetfulness is made and paid for in blinding coins of gold.

#Second Installment #own writing #mythology collection #my own poetry

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) "Jason and Medea" (1907) Oil on canvas Pre-Raphaelite Currently in a private collection

#paintings #art #artwork #mythological painting #greek mythology #john william waterhouse #oil on canvas #fine art #pre raphaelite #pre raphaelism #private collection #english artist #british artist #jason and medea #medea #costume #costumes #couple #early 1900s #early 20th century #revenge

[didoofcarthage]

Shield of Achilles by Philip Rundell, originally modeled and cast in plaster by John Flaxman

English, 1821-1822

Silver-gilt convex shield

Royal Collection Trust (acquired by George IV and displayed at his coronation banquet)

#shield of Achilles #Iliad #mythology #Achilles #Homer #gold #silver gilt #shield #art #John Flaxman #Philip Rundell #King George IV #Royal Collection Trust #neoclassical #neoclassicism

[lionofchaeronea]

The Apparition of the Grail to Percival, Pinckney Marcius-Simons, ca. 1904

#art #art history #Pinckney Marcius-Simons #mythological painting #Arthurian mythology #Arthurian legend #Arthuriana #Grail Cycle #Holy Grail #Sir Percival #illustration #Richard Wagner #Parsifal #Symbolism #Symbolist art #American art #20th century art #oil on panel #private collection

[nemfrog]

Mythology, idols etc. A dictionary of the English language. 1895.

Internet Archive

#collection #illustration #processed image #mythology #anubis #atlas #centaur #nemfrog #1895 #19th century #1k #5k

[crimsonimpasto]

Herbert James Draper, Clyties of the Mist, 1912

#herbert james draper #clyties of the mist #1900s #1910s #modern #mythology #private collection #art history #paintings #art

[jstor]

Is it getting hot here, or is it just these trading cards from 1889? They're just six from a set of 51 images of the "Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans" series from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection on JSTOR, which includes nearly half a million open access images for everyone.

#greek mythology #roman mythology #trading cards #collectibles #vintage illustration #not quite classical art #we want to know who was trading these #open access #creative commons #research #jstor

[frozenwolftemplar]

Diana and the Stag. (ca. 1620). Joachim Friess.

This is absolutely gorgeous, but after reading that it's an automata, I just really want to see it in action.

#the met collection #greek mythology #greek gods #artemis #dogs in art

[uwmspeccoll]

Greek Child's Play

Published in 1945 by Little Brown & Company, Adventures with the Gods by Catharine Sellew and illustrated by George and Doris Hauman is a charming primer created for young children. It contains sixteen stories featuring the heroes of Greek mythology as well as the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. The book even includes a handy index of all the characters' names and how to pronounce them. This delightful collection of stories provides an accessible introduction to the fascinating world of Greek mythology, making it an enchanting read for both children and adults.

Catharine Sellew, an American author, has a talent for turning ancient myths and legends into children's stories. Written using simple language and ideas, her stories create an almost fairytale-like experience for readers. It's no surprise that her works are captivating and beloved by many.

George and Doris Hauman were a married couple and American children’s book illustrators. They are perhaps most well-known for illustrating the popular 1954 edition of The Little Engine That Could. The couple decided to collaborate on projects because they had so many customers in common. They also used a joint signature for all of their illustrations.

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-Melissa, Special Collections Classics Intern

#Classics #greek mythology #greek gods #Adventures with the Gods #Catharine Sellew #George and Doris Hauman #Little Brown & Company #little brown books for young readers #goddesses #illustrations #myths #mythology #children's books #Historical Curriculum Collection

[wretched-things]

Ⅰ. Our Lady of the Underground

Berries wilt between her teeth where legends have been swallowed like the rain of starving leaves swallows her in aching hunger for the sun.

Among crisp air’s dwelling spirits She is a beacon of morphine dreams danced to birdsong, hoarse sound of awakening.

Poppies sprout from her feet, roots breathing worship in fallen hero’s bended knee.

#First Installment #Mythology collection #own writing

[didoofcarthage]

Agate cameo with a bust of a young woman in high relief, possibly representing the Roman goddess Proserpine, after an antique type

Italian, late 16th century (cameo) and late 18th century (gold mount)

Royal Collection Trust

#Proserpine #Persephone #mythology #cameo #sculpture #Italian #art #Renaissance #classicism #Royal Collection Trust #agate #gold #I love the use of the different layers of color in the agate

[lionofchaeronea]

Väinämöinen and Aino, Sigfrid Keinänen, 1896

#art #art history #Sigfrid Keinänen #literary painting #illustration #Kalevala #mythological painting #Finnish mythology #Finland #Finnish art #19th century art #oil on canvas #private collection

[all-lee24]

Norse Mythology - The tale of Tyr and Fenrir

#norse mythology #arttag #tyr #fenrir #this was my favorite myth in the collection #something about self-fulfilled prophecies #betrayal and atonement #AUGHGGHGGGHGGHHG

[stressfulsloth]

Disco Elysium// Two Fishermen on an Aspidochelone, Unknown// Our Wives Under the Sea, Armfield// Unknown// Disco Elysium// Gallathea, Lyly// Sharks Feeding, Crossley// From Bodily Fear to Cosmic Horror (and back again), Miller// Disco Elysium// Early Verse, Marx// The Road, McCarthy// A Sacred and Terrible Air, Kurvitz (team ibex translation)// Disco Elysium// Disco Elysium// Disco Elysium Art Book// A Sacred and Terrible Air, Kurvitz// Nona the Ninth, Muir// Sunrise With Sea Monsters, Turner// Nona the Ninth, Muir// Disco Elysium// The World's One Hope, Brecht// The Old Gentleman of Raahe// Disco Elysium// Disco Elysium// Disco Elysium// Engraved Shell. Unknown// Capitalism and the Sea// Disco Elysium// Capitalism and the Sea//

#personal #disco elysium #tlt #web weaving #another.. mushed up quote collection #some of these works i am not a massive fan of- side-eying the road- but the quotes just. idk they ended up in the collection anyway #and somehow they fit perfectly to me #something something the sea and suffering and longing and distance #the horror of something vast and unknowable and dangerous #but also a place of peace + redemption + connection #'love and pain both play.' it's a space for both.... #harry's recontextualisation of his tramatic memories of the suicie attempt in the crash where he's reimagining himself as a sea monster #and the parallel with cunoesse's response to her trauma #i couldn't fit in the screenshot but #'she regresses and pretends she's a mythological creature when she's under too much stress' #oufdhggh #pjõl #sacred and terrible air #disco rambling

[theeggoman]

Area Bakugou for this month's Pin Club!

#art #my hero academia #bnha #boku no hero academia #mha #anime #bakugou katsuki #ares #greek mythology #enamel pins #hard enamel pins #pin collection #pin collector #kacchan #Bakugou