Ancient Mythology Exam 2 Images

Assyrian contract written in cuneiform, 600s BCE, Mesopotamian culture

Bull-man (Enkidu?) fight lion Akkadian c. 2200 BCE

Clay mack of Humbaba Babylonian, c. 1700 BCE

Cylinder seal, Babylonian, 800-700 BCE

“Apollo Belvedere,” Roman copy of a Greek original from c 300 BCE

“Apollo Python-slayer,” c. 350 BCE. Greek original bronze

“ Apollo Killing Python,” by Antonio Tempesta Greek culture

Bellerophon on Pegasus, Greek, 300s BCE

Perseus kills Medusa temple at Salinas, 6th century BCE

Perseus rescues Andromeda, Roman, 1st century CE

Statue of Herakles, 500s BCE

Herakles menaces Eurytheus with the Erymantian Boar, 500s BCE

Hercules andOmphale Roman (Pompeii), 1st century CE

Greek sphinx, 500s BCE 

Greek kylix (drinking cup), 5th century Theban Cycle

Antigone and Polynices in 19th centruy CE watercolor Theban Cycle

“The Judgement of Paris,” Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1528 CE, Greek

Apollo with a bow, 400s BCE, Greek

Achilles plays a board game with Ajax, c. 525 BCE

Bronze chariot with image of Achilles in combat, Etruscan, 500s BCE Greek

Priam approaches Achilles who is reclining above Hector’s body, c. 490 BCE, Greek, Trojan War

Achilles slaughters prisoners, Etruscan, 300s BCE, Greek

Reconstruction of 7th century helmet from Sutton Hoo ship burial, Anglo-Saxon

“Beowulf and Grendel’s Mother,” Anglo-Saxon

Li Chi and the Serpant

Modern stature of Sun Wukong (Monkey King)

Songoku, Japanese version of of Sun Wukong c. 1824 CE

Guanyin, Bodhisattva of compassion

“Searching the Mountains for Demons” Sun Wukong vs. Erlang