These are the paintings and other artwork that has appeared on this site on the weekly Wordless Wednesday blogs. Some of these are paintings on ancient pottery or frescoes showing scenes composed by ancient people. Others are paintings by some of the world's most famous painters. There are also pictures like the map of Herodotus' world view that is just a guess, with no intrinsic artistic value. Finally, there are photos of actual ancient artifacts.
- MedusaMedusa, by Caravaggio 1597.
- Daedalus Launches IcarusDaedalus and Icarus, by Charles Paul Landon, 1799.
- Rembrandt - Zeus and GanymedeRembrandt - Rape of Ganymede
- Herodotus' World ViewMap Showing Herodotus' View of the Ancient World
- Aegeus Consults the PythiaPythia - Aegeus Consults the Pythia Seated on a Tripod. By the Kodros Painter, c. 440-430 B.C.
- Fall of PhaethonFall of Phaethon, by Johann Liss (1597-1629/30).
- Odysseus Safely Listens to the SirensJohn William Waterhouse (1849-1917), ''Ulysses and the Sirens'' (1891).
- Death of LucretiaFrom Botticelli - The Death of Lucretia
- Saturn Devours His ChildrenSaturn Devouring His Son, by Goya
- Prometheus Steals Fire for MankindPrometheus Brings Fire to Mankind, by Heinrich Friedrich Fuger, c. 1817
- Perseus Rescues AndromedaPerseus Rescues Andromeda, by Piero di Cosimo, c. 1513.
- Theseus and SinisTheseus and Sinis. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, 490-480 B.C.
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