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Krishna slaying a demon with the aid of a cow, is watched by several cowherds with Indian deities in the distance. Gouache painting, ca. 1800.
Date: 1800Reference: 582882i
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The discovery of herbal medicines, their transport by ship from the East Indies and their presentation to the pagan deities. Engraving after Adolf van der Laan, 1741.
Laan, Adolf van der, active 1717-1740.Date: [1741?]Reference: 93i
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Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, emerges from a stone pillar to destroy the demon Hiranyakashipu watched by other Hindu deities. Painting by an Indian artist, 1800s.
Reference: 582993i
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Kourotrophos : cults and representations of the Greek nursing deities / by Theodora Hadzisteliou Price.
Price, Theodora Hadzisteliou.Date: 1978
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Federico Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, on Mount Olympus, embracing a palm tree, surrounded by six Greek deities who hold the trees dedicated to them. Engraving by O. Gatti after L. Carracci.
Carracci, Lodovico, 1555-1619.Reference: 27222i
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Systems of alchemy and their associated deities : Hermes, Shiva and Tso-Chun / S. Mahdihassan.
Mahdihassan, S.Date: 1985
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Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Mesopotamian deities advertising Henry S. Wellcome's Historical Medical Museum. Lithograph, 1913.
Wellcome, Henry S. (Henry Solomon), Sir, 1853-1936.Date: [1913]Reference: 47560i
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Two Indian deities with many headed snakes. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1750(?).
Date: 1750Reference: 582567i
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A battle between animals, divs and Hindu deities. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1600.
Reference: 582881i
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The Yantras of deities and their numerological foundations : an iconographic consideration / by Fredrick W. Bunce.
Bunce, Fredrick W. (Frederick William), 1935-Date: 2001
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The Tibetan iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and other deities : a unique pantheon / by Lokesh Chandra & Fredrick W. Bunce.
Lokesh Chandra.Date: 2002
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The Greek cult of the dead and the chthonian deities in ancient medicine / by Fielding H. Garrison.
Garrison, Fielding H. (Fielding Hudson), 1870-1935.Date: 1917
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Shiva carries Parvati on his back, flanked two other deities. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 18--.
Reference: 583052i
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Saxon deities after which days of the week were named: Sun, Moon, Tuisco, Woden, Thor, Friga and Saeter (Seater). Etching after R. Verstegan, 17--.
Reference: 11519i
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Ceremony with figures in costume personifying Hindu deities, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31421i
Part of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos
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Cybele, accompanied by Bacchus and Ceres, is carried on a chariot drawn by lions, surrounded by ancillary deities and followers; representing the element earth. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1721, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
Boulogne, Louis, 1654-1733.Date: [1721]Reference: 3069786i
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Harlequin Doctor Faustus: with the masque of the deities. Compos'd by John Thurmond, dancing-master. With additions and alterations.
Thurmond, John, active 1724-1749.Date: [1724]
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Statuary of Egyptian deities in the temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1846]Reference: 31933i
Part of: Egypt and Nubia
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Shiva dances for Parvati, other deities and a group of people in the mountain. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577827i
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Two Indian deities in the form of archers, one riding a lion. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1650(?).
Date: 1650Reference: 582564i
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Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible (DDD) / Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter W. van der Horst, editors.
Date: 1995
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Mythology; or, a history of the fabulous deities of the ancients: designed to facilitate the study of history, poetry, painting, &c.
Monsigny, Madame.Date: [1794?]
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Oracles and demons of Tibet : the cult and iconography of the Tibetan protective deities / by R[śic]ene de Nebesky-Wojkowitz.
Nebesky-Wojkowitz, René de.Date: 1956
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A Christian man is tortured because he refuses to eat meat or drink wine that have been dedicated in a sacrifice to pagan deities. Woodcut.
Reference: 11040i
Part of: Cruciatus sanctorum martyrum
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A wicker man inside which people are sacrificed, surrounded by the principal deities of the Saxons. Etching by Smith after R. Verstegen and A. Sammes.
Verstegan, Richard, approximately 1550-1640.Reference: 11520i

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Krishna slaying a demon with the aid of a cow, is watched by several cowherds with Indian deities in the distance. Gouache painting, ca. 1800.

The discovery of herbal medicines, their transport by ship from the East Indies and their presentation to the pagan deities. Engraving after Adolf van der Laan, 1741.

Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, emerges from a stone pillar to destroy the demon Hiranyakashipu watched by other Hindu deities. Painting by an Indian artist, 1800s.

Kourotrophos : cults and representations of the Greek nursing deities / by Theodora Hadzisteliou Price.

Federico Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, on Mount Olympus, embracing a palm tree, surrounded by six Greek deities who hold the trees dedicated to them. Engraving by O. Gatti after L. Carracci.

Systems of alchemy and their associated deities : Hermes, Shiva and Tso-Chun / S. Mahdihassan.

Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Mesopotamian deities advertising Henry S. Wellcome's Historical Medical Museum. Lithograph, 1913.

Two Indian deities with many headed snakes. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1750(?).

A battle between animals, divs and Hindu deities. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1600.

The Yantras of deities and their numerological foundations : an iconographic consideration / by Fredrick W. Bunce.

The Tibetan iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and other deities : a unique pantheon / by Lokesh Chandra & Fredrick W. Bunce.

The Greek cult of the dead and the chthonian deities in ancient medicine / by Fielding H. Garrison.

Shiva carries Parvati on his back, flanked two other deities. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 18--.

Saxon deities after which days of the week were named: Sun, Moon, Tuisco, Woden, Thor, Friga and Saeter (Seater). Etching after R. Verstegan, 17--.

Ceremony with figures in costume personifying Hindu deities, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.

Cybele, accompanied by Bacchus and Ceres, is carried on a chariot drawn by lions, surrounded by ancillary deities and followers; representing the element earth. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1721, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

Harlequin Doctor Faustus: with the masque of the deities. Compos'd by John Thurmond, dancing-master. With additions and alterations.

Statuary of Egyptian deities in the temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1846.

Shiva dances for Parvati, other deities and a group of people in the mountain. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

Two Indian deities in the form of archers, one riding a lion. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1650(?).

Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible (DDD) / Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter W. van der Horst, editors.

Mythology; or, a history of the fabulous deities of the ancients: designed to facilitate the study of history, poetry, painting, &c.

Oracles and demons of Tibet : the cult and iconography of the Tibetan protective deities / by R[śic]ene de Nebesky-Wojkowitz.

A Christian man is tortured because he refuses to eat meat or drink wine that have been dedicated in a sacrifice to pagan deities. Woodcut.

A wicker man inside which people are sacrificed, surrounded by the principal deities of the Saxons. Etching by Smith after R. Verstegen and A. Sammes.