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Greek mythology: Media
Videos
Did ancient Greeks believe their myths were real?
Learn more about the mythology, legends, and folktales of ancient Greece.
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Examine the ways in which mythology functioned for the ancient Greek population
This 1973 film, produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation, explores...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
See how the ancient Greeks relied on myths and legends to explain religious, moral, and psychological problems
This 1972 video, produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation, shows...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Images
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo: The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy
The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, oil on canvas by Giovanni...
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Charles Edward Perugini: Pandora
Pandora, artwork by Charles Edward Perugini, 1893; in a private collection.
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Achilles and Patroclus
The Greek hero Achilles bandaging his friend Patroclus in a scene from Homer's Iliad.
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Crete: palace of King Minos
The entrance of the ancient palace of King Minos at the ruins of Knossos on Crete...
© tuulijumala/stock.adobe.com
Theseus killing the Minotaur
Depiction of the hero Theseus killing the Minotaur, detail of a vase painting by...
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum
The Toreador Fresco
Depiction of bull leaping in The Toreador Fresco, restored wall painting...
SCALA/Art Resource, New York
Benjamin West: Helen Brought to Paris
Helen Brought to Paris, oil on canvas by Benjamin West, 1776; in the Smithsonian...
Photograph by pohick2. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., Museum purchase, 1969.33
Lazar Widmann: Cronus Carrying Off Two Infants
Cronus Carrying Off Two Infants, alabaster sculpture by Lazar Widmann, c....
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Chandis Securities Company (M.80.90), www.lacma.org
The Judgment of Paris
The Judgment of Paris, painting attributed to Antonio da Vendri, 1500–24;...
Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum (object no. SK-A-1296)
Dionysus and Ariadne with an Eros figure
The Greek god Dionysus and his wife, Ariadne, with an Eros figure, fragmentary Apulian...
J. Paul Getty Museum (object no. 86.AE.402); digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
Parthenon frieze with Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis
(From left) Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis, marble relief, portion of the east section...
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Pluto and Proserpina, gods of hell
Pluto and Proserpina, gods of hell, from Les Échecs amoureux (“The Chess...
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Titian: The Rape of Europa
The Rape of Europa, oil on canvas by Titian, 1559–62; in the Isabella Stewart...
Courtesy of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The transformation of Arachne into a spider
The transformation of Arachne into a spider, engraving after Charles Eisen for a...
Kean Collection—Archive Photos/Getty Images
Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus and Icarus, antique bas-relief; in the Villa Albani, Rome.
Alinari/Art Resource, New York
Sandro Botticelli: Birth of Venus
Birth of Venus, tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the...
World History Archive/Alamy
Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne
Apollo and Daphne, marble sculpture by Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–25; in the...
SCALA/Art Resource, New York
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