11 Paintings, Olympian Myths as recounted by the Old Masters, with footnotes #8

Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
Tereus Confronted with the Head of his Son Itylus, c. 1636-38

Oil on panel
195 × 267 cm (76.8 × 105.1 in)
Prado Museum

The stories of the ancient Greeks about their gods, heroes, and explanations of the nature and history of the universe are known as Greek mythology. These stories, or myths, have survived for more than 2,000 years. Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on the arts and literature of Western civilization, which inherited much of Greek culture…

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