10 Items Tagged "gods"

Supporting Image for Oceanus and Tethys

This image shows the full mosaic of Oceanus and Tethys, it shows the full background, which contains aquatic related images. These images give the mosaic a complete aquatic…

Roman Water Gods

This mosaic is a depiction of Oceanus and Tethys. Tethys is the daughter of Uranus and Gaia and Oceanus is the titan god of fresh water. Originally, Oceanus…

The Vestibule of Pan and Eros

The Vestibule of Eros and Pan is found in a huge Villa that was built in the 4th century AD, in Sicily. The floors of this villa are…

Vestibule of Eros and Pan – our preliminary

Roman Mosaic: The Vestibule of Pan and Eros. This image is a large mosaic with multiple figures. In the centre, Pan and Eros appear to be meeting, followed…

Pan – Supporting image for ‘Aphrodite, Pan, and Eros’ statue

Pan was the god of shepherds and flocks, mountains, hunting, and music. He wandered the mountains and forests playing his pan-pipes and chasing Nymphs. He is depicted as…

Nike, Goddess of Victory

With further investigation. We found that this figure is in fact a Nike, Goddess of victory. This is thought to be a figurine that decorates a large bowl….

Queen Nefertari supporting image

Queen Nefertari is seen in this picture with the hippo god Tauret, this wall scribe is found in the rocky gorge Gebel Silsila

Egyptian Bas Relief

At first we thought that the frailest woman/man was a slave in line or waiting to address the hierarchy. The crocodile hybrid is the protector of the 3…

The Pine Cone held by a diety and Nisroch

The pine cone is shown in many different works of art in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and area. In the depictions of Nisroch, he is shown holding up the…

Nisroch watering tree

Watering tree