Greek Mythology: P-R | ClipArt ETC

51 illustrations from Greek mythology including: Pan, Pandora, Paris, Pegasus, Pelops, Penelope, Perseus, Phaethon, Phosphor, Phrixus, Pluto, Polyhymnia, Polyphemus, Poseidon, Priam, Prometheus, Proserpina, Psyche, Pygmalion, Pythia, Rhea, and Rustic

"The Palladium." —Bulfinch, 1897

The Palladium

"The Palladium." —Bulfinch, 1897

Greek god of shepherds and flocks

Pan

Greek god of shepherds and flocks

Greek god of shepherds and flocks

Pan

Greek god of shepherds and flocks

Pan and Child

Pan playing his flute while a young girl listens.

"Pan blowing his Pipe, Echo answering" — Gayley, 1893

Pan Pipe

"Pan blowing his Pipe, Echo answering" — Gayley, 1893

"Epimetheus had in his house a jar in which were kept certain noxious articles, for which, in fitting man for his new abode, he had had no occaision. Pandora was seized with an eager curiosity to know what this jar contained; and one day she slipped off the cover and looked in." —Bulfinch, 1897

Pandora

"Epimetheus had in his house a jar in which were kept certain noxious articles, for which, in fitting…

"Oenone warning Paris" — Gayley, 1893

Paris

"Oenone warning Paris" — Gayley, 1893

The Parthenon is the best-known surviving building of Ancient Greece and is regarded as one of the world's greatest cultural monuments.

Parthenon

The Parthenon is the best-known surviving building of Ancient Greece and is regarded as one of the world's…

"Pegasus and the Nymphs." —Bulfinch, 1897

Pegasus and the Nymphs

"Pegasus and the Nymphs." —Bulfinch, 1897

"Pelops winning the Race, Hippodamia looking on" — Gayley, 1893

Pelops Race

"Pelops winning the Race, Hippodamia looking on" — Gayley, 1893

"Penelope and Telemachus" — Gayley, 1893

Penelope

"Penelope and Telemachus" — Gayley, 1893

"Perseus" — Gayley, 1893

Perseus

"Perseus" — Gayley, 1893

"Perseus with Head of Medusa" — Gayley, 1893

Perseus

"Perseus with Head of Medusa" — Gayley, 1893

"Perseus finds Andromeda" — Gayley, 1893

Perseus

"Perseus finds Andromeda" — Gayley, 1893

"Perseus freeing Andromeda" — Gayley, 1893

Perseus

"Perseus freeing Andromeda" — Gayley, 1893

"Perseus" — Morey, 1903

Perseus

"Perseus" — Morey, 1903

Perseus, the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty there, was the first of the mythic heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths in the cult of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus was the hero who killed Medusa and claimed Andromeda, having rescued her from a sea monster.

Perseus

Perseus, the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty there, was the first of the mythic…

"The Fall of Phaethon" — Gayley, 1893

Phaethon

"The Fall of Phaethon" — Gayley, 1893

"Then Phaethon beheld the world on fire, and felt the heat intolerable. The air he breathed was like the air of a furnace, and full of burning ashes, and the smoke was of a pitchy darkness." —Bulfinch, 1897

Phaethon

"Then Phaethon beheld the world on fire, and felt the heat intolerable. The air he breathed was like…

Phosphor

"Phosphor, Eos, and Helios (the Sun) rising from the Sea" — Gayley, 1893

"Phrinxus and Helle." —Bulfinch, 1897

Phrixus and Helle

"Phrinxus and Helle." —Bulfinch, 1897

"When Phryxsus arrived in Colchis, he sacrificed his winger ram to Jupiter, in acknowledgement of the divine protection, and deposited its golden fleece in the same diety's temple."

Phryxsus and ram

"When Phryxsus arrived in Colchis, he sacrificed his winger ram to Jupiter, in acknowledgement of the…

"Heathen Deities: Pluto"-Willson, 1859.

Pluto

"Heathen Deities: Pluto"-Willson, 1859.

"Pluto throned." —Bulfinch, 1897

Pluto throned

"Pluto throned." —Bulfinch, 1897

"Mercury was sent, accompanied by Spring, to demand Persephone of Pluto. The wily monarch consented, but, alas! the maiden had taken a pomegranate which Pluto offered her, and had sucked the sweet pulp from a few of the seeds. This was enough to prevent her complete release, by which she was to pass half the time with her mother, and the rest with her husband Pluto." —Bulfinch, 1897

Pluto, Persephone, and Mercury

"Mercury was sent, accompanied by Spring, to demand Persephone of Pluto. The wily monarch consented,…

Muse of sacred hymn, eloquence and dance

Polyhymnia

Muse of sacred hymn, eloquence and dance

One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, who presided over singing and rhetoric, and was deemed the inventress of harmony.

Polyhymnia

One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, who presided over singing and rhetoric, and was…

"Polymnia" — Morey, 1903

Polymnia

"Polymnia" — Morey, 1903

"Theocritus asserts that there is no rememdy for Love but the Muses. He then gives an account of the love of the Cyclops Polyphemus for the sea-nymph Galatea." — The Delphian Society, 1913

Polyphemus

"Theocritus asserts that there is no rememdy for Love but the Muses. He then gives an account of the…

God of the Sea

Poseidon

God of the Sea

God of the Sea

Poseidon

God of the Sea

"Poseidon" — Gayley, 1893

Poseidon

"Poseidon" — Gayley, 1893

"Poseidon" — Gayley, 1893

Poseidon

"Poseidon" — Gayley, 1893

The god of the sea mentioned in Greek legends. he is regarded the son of Kronos and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus and Pluto.

Poseidon

The god of the sea mentioned in Greek legends. he is regarded the son of Kronos and Rhea, and the brother…

The Greek god of the sea, identified by the Romans with the Italian deity Neptune. A son of Kronos and Rhea, and hence a brother of Zeus, Hera, and Demeter, he was regarded as only inferior in power to Zeus.

Poseidon

The Greek god of the sea, identified by the Romans with the Italian deity Neptune. A son of Kronos and…

Poseidon Amphitrite

"Wedding of Poseidon and Amphitrite" — Gayley, 1893

Poseidon (god of the sea) and Amphitrite (queen of the sea) ride in a shell-shaped chariot pulled by sea creatures and surrounded by Tritons.

Poseidon and Amphitrite

Poseidon (god of the sea) and Amphitrite (queen of the sea) ride in a shell-shaped chariot pulled by…

"Poseidon, Dionysus, and Goddess" — Gayley, 1893

Poseidon Dionysus

"Poseidon, Dionysus, and Goddess" — Gayley, 1893

Priam kissing the hand of Achilles.

Priam

Priam kissing the hand of Achilles.

Prometheus

"Prometheus making man" — Gayley, 1893

"Rape of Proserpina" — Gayley, 1893

Proserpina

"Rape of Proserpina" — Gayley, 1893

In the later Greek writings the word psyche occurs as a personification of the human soul.

Psyche

In the later Greek writings the word psyche occurs as a personification of the human soul.

"Psych and Cupid on Mount Olympus" — Gayley, 1893

Psyche Cupid

"Psych and Cupid on Mount Olympus" — Gayley, 1893

"The story of Pygmalion and his statue is in all probability an allegory. Pygmalion was a virtuous and honorable man, who became disgusted with the vice of the women of Cyprus, and would have nothing to do with them; having brought up a ward with much care and virtue, he fell in love with her and married her." —Bulfinch, 1897

Pygmalion

"The story of Pygmalion and his statue is in all probability an allegory. Pygmalion was a virtuous and…

Priestess of Apollo at Delphi.

Pythia

Priestess of Apollo at Delphi.

The daughter of Caelus and Terra, or Heaven and Earth; the wife of Saturn, and mother of Jupiter, Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and several other deities.

Rhea

The daughter of Caelus and Terra, or Heaven and Earth; the wife of Saturn, and mother of Jupiter, Juno,…

The daughter of Caelus and Terra, or Heaven and Earth; the wife of Saturn, and mother of Jupiter, Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and several other deities.

Rhea

The daughter of Caelus and Terra, or Heaven and Earth; the wife of Saturn, and mother of Jupiter, Juno,…

"A Young River-god" — Gayley, 1893

River-god

"A Young River-god" — Gayley, 1893

Greek Rowers

Rower in an Athenian warship, about 400 B.C. (fragment of relief found on the Acropolis).

"A Rustic" — Gayley, 1893

Rustic

"A Rustic" — Gayley, 1893

"A Rustic" — Gayley, 1893

Rustic

"A Rustic" — Gayley, 1893