Collection of sacred stories or a set of beliefs belonging to a specific religious or cultural tradition. It is a system of narratives that typically explain the origin of the world, natural phenomena, human customs

Hercules. Etching.

[Newspaper cutting, "Giants" (1842?) about the possibility of an ancient race of giants].

The head of Hercules. Drawing, c. 1792.

Eleven scenes of witchcraft. Woodcut, 1720.

The temples and ritual of Asklepios at Epidauros and Athens : Two lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain / by Richard Caton.

Hercules and Achelous. Engraving by J.B. Patas after A. Borel after G.A. Pordenone.

Daedalus attaching wings to the shoulders of his son Icarus. Stipple engraving by G.S. & E.G. Facius after C. Le Brun.

Demonology and devil-lore / Moncure D. Conway.

The ages of man represented as a step scheme. Reproduction of an engraving by C. Bertelli.

Hygieia, goddess of health, holding a pentacle and a staff encircled by a snake. Engraving by P. Galle, c. 1595.

Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1798.

Aesculapius (representing medicine) routing death, Ceres (?) supplying milk to the starving. Drawing attributed to J.-C. Bordier du Bignon, 1822.

Die heilige Urschrift der menschheit : symbolgeschichtliche unter suchungen diesseits und jenseits des Nordatlantik / [Herman Wirth Roeper Bosch].

The bridle of Pegasus : studies in magic, mythology and folklore / by Warren R. Dawson.

Voir, savoir, pouvoir : le chamanisme chez les Yagua du nord-est péruvien / Jean-Pierre Chaumeil.

Legends of the city of Mexico / collected by Thomas A. Janvier ; illustrated by Walter Appleton Clark.

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Mythology

Images from the collections

Images about Mythology

Works from the collections

Die heilige Urschrift der menschheit : symbolgeschichtliche unter suchungen diesseits und jenseits des Nordatlantik / [Herman Wirth Roeper Bosch].

The bridle of Pegasus : studies in magic, mythology and folklore / by Warren R. Dawson.

Voir, savoir, pouvoir : le chamanisme chez les Yagua du nord-est péruvien / Jean-Pierre Chaumeil.

Hercules and Achelous. Engraving by J.B. Patas after A. Borel after G.A. Pordenone.

Legends of the city of Mexico / collected by Thomas A. Janvier ; illustrated by Walter Appleton Clark.

Mythology

Images from the collections

Images about Mythology

Works from the collections

Die heilige Urschrift der menschheit : symbolgeschichtliche unter suchungen diesseits und jenseits des Nordatlantik / [Herman Wirth Roeper Bosch].

The bridle of Pegasus : studies in magic, mythology and folklore / by Warren R. Dawson.

Voir, savoir, pouvoir : le chamanisme chez les Yagua du nord-est péruvien / Jean-Pierre Chaumeil.

Hercules and Achelous. Engraving by J.B. Patas after A. Borel after G.A. Pordenone.

Legends of the city of Mexico / collected by Thomas A. Janvier ; illustrated by Walter Appleton Clark.

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