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Title
Zeus on his throne gives birth to Athena
Names
Rey, A. (Delineator)
Lith. Kaeppelin (Lithographer)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Minerva

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC WON MYT-Min
Topics
Athena (Greek deity)
Minerva (Roman deity)
Goddesses -- Greek
Lyres
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Mercury (Roman deity)
Medusa (Greek mythology)
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Apollo (Greek deity)
Shields
Hermes (Greek deity)
Zeus (Greek deity)
Ares (Greek deity)
Mars (Roman deity)
Gorgons (Greek mythology)
Eileithyia (Greek deity)
Genres
Reproductive prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Birth of Minerva assisted by Apollo, Mercury, Eileithyia (goddess of birth), and Mars.
Source note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 13.5 x 18.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f70df500-c5be-012f-76d4-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1844: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Zeus on his throne gives birth to Athena" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Zeus on his throne gives birth to Athena" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Zeus on his throne gives birth to Athena Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Zeus on his throne gives birth to Athena