Two images of Zeus in the form of an eagle approaching Ganymede
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Title
Two images of Zeus in the form of an eagle approaching Ganymede
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Ganymede
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1872 - 1887
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Mythology
Eagles -- Mythology
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Zeus (Greek deity)
Male nude in art
Ganymede (Greek mythology)
Genres
Notes
Content: Ganymede was a Trojan youth so beautiful that Zeus came down in the form of an eagle (or sent an eagle) to carry Ganymede to Mount Olympus, where he became cupbearer to the gods.
Source Note: Atlas der griechischen Kunstmythologie. (Leipzig : Engelmann, 1872-1887) Overbeck, Johannes Adolf (1826-1895), Author.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 13 x 20 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c544b3d0-c5be-012f-c727-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1872
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Two images of Zeus in the form of an eagle approaching Ganymede" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872 - 1887. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c544b3d0-c5be-012f-c727-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1872 - 1887). Two images of Zeus in the form of an eagle approaching Ganymede Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c544b3d0-c5be-012f-c727-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Two images of Zeus in the form of an eagle approaching Ganymede" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c544b3d0-c5be-012f-c727-58d385a7bc34
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