Greek mythology is full of marvelous and fantastic stories of gods, heroes, monsters, hunts, and impossible quests. These stories were retold with variations by poets, playwrights, and vase painters. They continue to be re-envisioned by painters and writers. Here are some of the stories, in pictures. Also see the specialized Greek mythology picture galleries:
- Medusa
- Paintings Based on the Greek Myths From Ovid's Metamorphoses
- Cyclops
- 12 Labors of Hercules - Illustrated
- Greek Gods and Goddesses Pictures
- Greek Heroes
- Myth Monday Pictures
Ancient Greek Picture Gallery
- Zeus Courting GanymedeZeus Courting Ganymede, by the Penthesilea painter. Red-figure kylix from 450 B.C.
- Jupiter TonansJupiter Tonans
- Jupiter et Thétis, 1811Jupiter et Thétis, 1811, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
- Zeus and DanaeDanae, by Titian, 1554
- Europa and ZeusEuropa on the back of Zeus as a white bull. Gustave Moreau, watercolor, c. 1869.
- Ovid's Metamorphoses Book IIEuropa carried off by Jupiter in the form of a white bull.
- Calydonian Boar HuntSarcophagus with the Calydonian Boar hunt. Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy Palazzo dei Conservatori.
- MeleagerOeneus, Atalanta, Meleager and a son of Thestius (?). Engraved Etruscan mirror, 4th–3rd C. B.C.
- The Greek Hero OrpheusOrpheus and Eurydice, by Federico Cervelli
- The Greek Hero AtalantaPeleus and Atalanta wrestling, black-figured hydria, ca. 550 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen
- Medusa on AegisDouris Cup. Athena and Jason, 5th Century B.C., at the Vatican Museum.
- MedusaGorgon from a 6th Century B.C. Black-figure amphora.
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- Text Index
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