the Medusa by Franz von Stuck ... those who gazed into her eyes
would turn to stone
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Perseus beheaded Medusa as she slept. He then rescued his mother by
turning her captors to stone at the sight of Medusa's head
turning her captors to stone at the sight of Medusa's head
... a painting by Franz von Stuck
-click image twice for full size
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half-human centaurs from Greek mythology represented
barbarism and chaos ... Franz Von Stuck click twice
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a John Dickson Batten illustration
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a centaur by Heinrich Kley, 1919 click twice
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Wikipedia: "... a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Asia, and Africa" a Howard Pyle illustration
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a dragon (from Asia and North Africa cultures) ornamented in mother of pearl
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Arthur Rackham fairies of 1912 ... from Celtic, Slavic,
German, English, and French folklore click twice
German, English, and French folklore click twice
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a Theodor Kittelsen illustration of Norwegian folklore
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a 1923 Léon Spilliaert painting of the 1600s European story,
'Little Red Riding Hood' click twice
'Little Red Riding Hood' click twice
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Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula the vampire in the 1931 film
click twice
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a 1970s Gene Colan story panel for "Dracula", by Marvel Comics
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a B. Cory Kilvert illustration for Life magazine ... two characters based on Pan,
Greek god of shepherds flocks and the wild
Greek god of shepherds flocks and the wild
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a Karl Alexander Wilke illustration of Icarus who flew too near the sun
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an Adolfo Hohenstein 1898 poster for Cinzano vermouth
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Arthur Rackham click twice
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a Hans Thoma painting of Mars, the Roman god of war
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the fairy 'Tinkerbell' by Mary Blair, for Disney click twice
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'she loves me ... she loves me not' picking petals from a 1957 flower
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Franz Wacik click twice
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a Dugald Stewart Walker illustration click twice
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the 1600s "Flying Dutchman" is a legendary ghost ship that can never
make port and is doomed to sail the oceans forever
make port and is doomed to sail the oceans forever
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from the 1960s USA television production 'Lost In Space',
based on a Cyclops of Greek mythology
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based on a Cyclops of Greek mythology
click twice
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an Utagawa Kuniyoshi print of a character from an 1804 Japanese theater play, riding a giant toad
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an 1866 illustration of middle-ages Notre Dame cathedral in France ... these 'gargoyles'
act as both waterspouts and protectors of the building
act as both waterspouts and protectors of the building
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illustrator Haddon H. Sundblom designed the modern
version of Santa Claus in the 1940s for the
Coca-Cola company click twice
version of Santa Claus in the 1940s for the
Coca-Cola company click twice
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The Killing Trees, a Gustave Dore illustration for Dante's
1300s poem 'Divine Comedy' click twice
1300s poem 'Divine Comedy' click twice
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