Goddesses and myths: images of the female divine in ancient and classical Greece and Rome. Female images of deities and legendary women are common in Greek mythology and Roman mythology.
Black and white images of goddesses.
Choose from among these posters of goddesses, some from Renaissance art, or art deco, or more modern images.
Andromache - description of mythical legend of Andromache, wife of Hector in the legend of Troy.
A description of Andromeda, Ethiopian princess saved by Perseus from the monster sent by Poseidon.
Furies, Erinyes, Erinyes. myth, female monsters, revenge, creatures
A description of the mythological female creatues, the Harpies.
Who was the goddess Themis? Here are the basics.
About's Ancient History Guide, N. S. Gill, provides links and resources on the Great Mother, Cybele, associated with the Greek goddess, Rhea.
Using Venus of Willendorf images, the author discusses concepts in Greece and elsewhere of the Mother Goddess.
A book by Deborah Lyons, on the subtle relationships of mythic images of the divine and the images of women, real and fabled, in ancient Greece.
In ancient Greece, some "maiden" or "Kore" figures show remarkable self-assurance. Part of an online university seminar. Well-illustrated.
Poetry, song, history were personified in Greece by the Muses. Here's a site with more information on these deities.
A postmodernist comparison of the Greek and Indian mythological images of abducted women, by Jitender Gillin the journal Queen. Analyzed are stories of Helen of Troy, Sita and Samyogita.
Has this archeological project found the original Amazons?
Discussion of the Greek goddesses and how their depiction reflected attitudes towards women in ancient culture.
An extensive online resource collection of images and information including the Aegean snake goddess.
A long passage from Hesiod's
Theogony which includes Zeus' many conquests and the birth of his daughter Athena.
