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50 amazing mythological artworks

Please enjoy this collection of beautiful artwork of gods, goddesses, legendary heroes and creatures, all based on or inspired by Ancient and Classical mythology, tradition, and folklore from around the world.

Chinese lovers romance ghost
5. The Enchanting Shadow. This romantic and enigmatic scene by Wu Jianhua is breathtakingly beautiful. © Wu Jianhua
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10. Narasimha Avatar. We’re awed by Kallesh Thippeswamy’s fantastic sculpt of Vishnu’s part-lion avatar.
© Kallesh Thippeswamy
Greek mythology hydra hercules herakles epic
15. Hercules vs Hydra. Ken Barthelmey delivers this absolutely astounding rendition of the legendary battle.
© Ken Barthelmey
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20. Mamalarang. Andrei Pervukhin brings an astonishing depiction of a Cebuano witch from Philippine folklore.
© Andrei Pervukhin
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25. Legendary Oni Shinigami. The Japanese spirit of death takes terrifying form, courtesy of James Lin. © James Lin
Japanese dragon creature
30. Dragon02_01. Keita Fujii’s depiction of a dragon is bursting with colour and texture. © Keita Fujii
Persian mythology god demon epic
35. Slay of the Div. This amazing and vivid scene from Persian mythology is brought to us by Siavosh Houshmandi. © Siavosh Houshmandi
European folklore goblin gnome
40. Shine. Romain Chassefiere’s portrait of a goblin is astonishingly realised. © Romain Chassefiere
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45. Perseus. The Greek hero wields the head of Medusa in Farzad Maleki’s phenomenal sculpt. © Farzad Maleki
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50. War. This breathtaking depiction of the Second Horseman of the Apocalypse is brought to us by Joao Fiuza. © Joao Fiuza

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