Birth of Minerva assisted by Apollo, Juno, Neptune, Vulcan, Eileithyia (goddess of birth), Hercules and Mars
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Title
Birth of Minerva assisted by Apollo, Juno, Neptune, Vulcan, Eileithyia (goddess of birth), Hercules and Mars
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology (General)
Names
Rey, A. (Illustrator)
Lith. Kaeppelin (Lithographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Athena (Greek deity)
Hercules (Roman mythology)
Juno (Roman deity)
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Minerva (Roman deity)
Neptune (Roman deity)
Vulcan (Roman deity)
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Apollo (Greek deity)
Zeus (Greek deity)
Ares (Greek deity)
Greeks -- Clothing & dress -- To 499
Mars (Roman deity)
Heracles (Greek mythology)
Hera (Greek deity)
Genres
Notes
Handwritten: "British Museum"
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: 34.5 x 51.5 cm
Abstract
Minerva (called Athena in this Greek painting) sprang fully formed, with weapons and armor, from the forehead of her father Jupiter (Greek Zeus). Jupiter had cried out in pain from a terrible headache and Vulcan (Greek Hephaestus), blacksmith of the gods, had used an axe to split his skull to relieve the pressure within. The Greek artist of this painting has labeled each of the deities depicted.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 91159bb0-c5be-012f-77a8-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1844
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Birth of Minerva assisted by Apollo, Juno, Neptune, Vulcan, Eileithyia (goddess of birth), Hercules and Mars" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91159bb0-c5be-012f-77a8-58d385a7bc34
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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). Birth of Minerva assisted by Apollo, Juno, Neptune, Vulcan, Eileithyia (goddess of birth), Hercules and Mars Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91159bb0-c5be-012f-77a8-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Birth of Minerva assisted by Apollo, Juno, Neptune, Vulcan, Eileithyia (goddess of birth), Hercules and Mars" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91159bb0-c5be-012f-77a8-58d385a7bc34
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