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Statue of Ashurnasirpal II
Statue of Ashurnasirpal II from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), modern-day northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 883-859 BCE. This statue of King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE) was placed in the Temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi...
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Bellerophon riding Pegasus and the Chimera
Red-figure plate showing Bellerophon riding Pegasus and chasing the Chimera, by the Baltimore painter, second half of the 4th century BCE. (Photo taken at the "Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth"...
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Zeus Aiming His Lighting Bolt at Typhon
Black-figure Chalcidian hydria, depicting Zeus, the king of the gods on the left, aiming his lightning bolt at Typhon, the father of monsters on the right, dated between 540-530 BCE. State Collections of Antiquities...
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Bronze Hairpin Depicting 'Master of Animals' from Iron Age Zagros
Bronze Hairpin Depicting 'Master of Animals', found in Luristan (central Zagros), c. 950 to c. 650 BCE. National Museum of Iran, Tehran, acc. no. 1459. Photo by Neda Tehrani (Baloot Noghrei...
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra
Amphora with Heracles (Hercules) and the Lernaean Hydra (an ancient serpent-like water monster), circa 525 BCE, from Etruria (Italy). Photo taken at the "Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth" exhibition...
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Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Okanagan Lake, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Okanagan Lake is said to be inhabited by the water serpent Ogopogo. Bodies of water are often associated with elemental water spirits or monsters in...
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Ragnarök: The Complete Timeline - The End and Rebirth of the Norse World
Ragnarök, often translated as the “doom” or “fate of the gods”, is the climactic destruction and renewal of the cosmos in Norse mythology. Its best-known continuous account appears in...
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Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra
Hydria (ceramic water container) depicting Heracles killing the Lernaean Hydra (an ancient serpent-like water monster), from Etruria, attributed to the Painter of Aquila, 530-500 BCE. (photo taken at the Monsters. Fantastic...
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Titus Statue, Olympia
A marble statue of emperor titus (79-81 CE), Olympia Archaeological Museum. The corselet depicts two Nereids riding on sea monsters.
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Sea-Monster Helmet
This bronze helmet has a crest with detachable horns shaped like horse-headed sea-monsters. The origin is unclear, it is perhaps a Messapian helmet from southern Italy. Circa 325-275 BCE. Castellani Collection, Bronze 2824...
