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  • Gods watch from the heavens as the Flood engulfs the terrified people. Etching.
  • Chinese gods. Pen and ink.
  • Gods watch from the heavens as the Flood engulfs the terrified people of Earth. Etching.
  • Animal gods (?). Tapestry by a Tibetan artist.
  • Three Indian gods and goddesses. Drawings by an Indian artist.
  • Three Indian gods: left, Bhairav(?); center, Ganesh; right, Shiva. Drawings by an Indian artist.
  • Hermaphroditus in the pool of the spring-nymph Salmacis, who begged the gods that they be joined for all time; the gods acceded and they became one, male and female. Engraving by Colinet after F. Albani.
  • Hermaphroditus in the pool of the spring-nymph Salmacis, who has asked the gods to join them together for all time; the gods acceeded and they became one, male and female. Engraving by A. Romanet after Boul after Paolo de Matteis.
  • Three Navajo men proceeding as war gods: Tonenili, Tobadzischini and Nayenezgani. Photograph by Edward S. Curtis, 1904.
  • Three Navajo men proceeding as war gods: Tonenili, Tobadzischini and Nayenezgani. Photograph by Edward S. Curtis, 1904.
  • The Japanese gods of commerce and fisheries; a fleet at sea in the distance. Watercolour by a Japanese painter.
  • Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China: the abbot at the Temple of five hundred gods. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China: the abbot at the Temple of five hundred gods. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • A skeleton in the pose of a classical river god surrounded by several sketches of river gods and other figures. Pen and ink drawing.
  • Examples for good and bad Christian conduct from the Old and New Testaments: the wise judgment of Solomon and his worship of other Gods, the poor Lazarus and the rich man. Etching.
  • Thirteen different gods perform a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Rome, Palazzo Farnese: paintings of the loves of the gods by Annibale Carracci. Engraving by P. Bettelini and G. Volpato after A. Carracci, ca. 1800.
  • The story of Cupid and Psyche: a council of the gods decreeing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1693, after Raphael.
  • The gods of the Egyptians, or, Studies in Egyptian mythology / by E.A. Wallis Budge...With 98 coloured plates and 131 illustrations in the text.
  • The gods of the Egyptians, or, Studies in Egyptian mythology / by E.A. Wallis Budge...With 98 coloured plates and 131 illustrations in the text.
  • The gods of the Egyptians, or, Studies in Egyptian mythology / by E.A. Wallis Budge...With 98 coloured plates and 131 illustrations in the text.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.
  • Soldiers attempting to fight off serpents pestering a naked man while the gods look on from the clouds. Etching by J.J. Pasquier after P. Baudouin.
  • After healing a lame man, the apostles Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods at Lystra; the priest brings them a sacrifice of oxen. Etching after Raphael.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.