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Medieval manuscript illustration showing Hades and Persephone enthroned with the three-headed dog Cerberus at their feet, musicians playing instruments, and tortured souls in the background. Underworld of Greek mythology
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James Barry (1741-1806) painting title: The Education of Achilles, oil on canvas by James Barry, c. 1772; in the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut. 102.9 x 128.9 cm Alternate title: Chiron and Achilles
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Hades. Persephone. Hades (aka Pluto or Pluton)& Persephone enthroned. God&Goddess of underworld sit. 3 headed dog Cerberus at feet. Females on harp and rebec (L)men on harps or tortured. Les Echecs amoureux, Manuscript produced 4 Louise de Savoy,15th c.
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Pluto and Persephone enthroned
Pluto and Persephone enthroned, with Cerberus at their feet, from Les Echecs...
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Underworld of Greek mythology
An 18th-century engraving depicting the underworld of Greek mythology, showing (foreground)...
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