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Cetus (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, a cetus is a large sea monster. Perseus slew a cetus to save Andromeda from being sacrificed to it. Later, before the Trojan War, Heracles also killed one to rescue Hesione. In Gre
Ancient vase motif depicting the Greek hero Perseus fighting a Cetus sea serpent
Ancient vase motif depicting the Greek hero Perseus fighting a Cetus sea serpent
Ancient Corinthian vase depicting Perseus, Andromeda and Ketos (Names are spelled in the archaic Corinthian variant of the Greek alphabet.)
Ancient Corinthian vase depicting Perseus, Andromeda and Ketos (Names are spelled in the archaic Corinthian variant of the Greek alphabet.)
Ancient Greek mosaic in Kaulon of a cetus sea serpent
Ancient Greek mosaic in Kaulon of a cetus sea serpent
Ritual stone palette a Nereid (sea nymph) and a cherub riding a sea monster (ketos). Gandhara.
Ritual stone palette a Nereid (sea nymph) and a cherub riding a sea monster (ketos). Gandhara.
Scylla
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In Greek mythology, Scylla is a legendary, man-eating monster that lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart, the sea-swallowing monster Charybdis. The two sides of the
Cetus (mythology)
…mythological similarities between a cetus and a drakōn (the dragons in Greek mythology), and, to a lesser extent, other monsters of Greek myth, such as Scylla, Charybdis, and Medusa and her Gorgon sisters. Cetus are often depicted fighting Perseus or as the mount of a Nereid…
Scylla as a maiden with a kētos tail and dog heads sprouting from her body. Detail from a red-figure bell-crater in the Louvre, 450–425 BC. This form
Scylla as a maiden with a kētos tail and dog heads sprouting from her body. Detail from a red-figure bell-crater in the Louvre, 450–425 BC. This form of Scylla was prevalent in ancient depictions, though very different from the description in Homer, where she is land-based and more dragon-like.
Scylla on the reverse of a first-century BC denarius minted by Sextus Pompeius
Scylla on the reverse of a first-century BC denarius minted by Sextus Pompeius
The Rock of Scilla, Calabria, which is said to be the home of Scylla
The Rock of Scilla, Calabria, which is said to be the home of Scylla
Scylla figurine, late 4th BCE. National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Scylla figurine, late 4th BCE. National Archaeological Museum, Athens