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Laestrygonians
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In Greek mythology, the Laestrygonians or Laestrygones were a tribe of man-eating giants. They were said to have sprung from Laestrygon, son of Poseidon.
The fourth panel of the so-called "Odyssey Landscapes" wall painting from the Vatican Museums in Rome, 60–40 BC
The fourth panel of the so-called "Odyssey Landscapes" wall painting from the Vatican Museums in Rome, 60–40 BC
Fresco from Rome, c. 125 BC, from the "House of via Graziosa"
Fresco from Rome, c. 125 BC, from the "House of via Graziosa"
Adventures of Laestrygones, fresco from the Esquiline Hill, Rome
Adventures of Laestrygones, fresco from the Esquiline Hill, Rome
Giants of Mont'e Prama
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The Giants of Mont'e Prama are ancient stone sculptures created by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia, Italy. Fragmented into numerous pieces, they were discovered in March 1974 on farmland near Mon
Laestrygonians
…Laestrygonia. According to historian Angelo Paratico, the Laestrygonians were the result of a legend originated by the sighting by Greek sailors of the Giants of Mont'e Prama, recently excavated in Sardinia. Later Greeks believed that the Laestrygonians, as well as the Cyclopes, had once inhabited Sicily…
Giant head from Mont'e Prama
Giant head from Mont'e Prama
Sardinia, Ozieri culture, 3300 — 2700 BC; Mother Goddess in volumetric and geometric style
Sardinia, Ozieri culture, 3300 — 2700 BC; Mother Goddess in volumetric and geometric style
Sardinia, Abealzu-Filigosa culture, 2700–2000 BC; the scheme of capovolto: a stylized man depicted upside down, represented in the transition between
Sardinia, Abealzu-Filigosa culture, 2700–2000 BC; the scheme of capovolto: a stylized man depicted upside down, represented in the transition between earthly life and the afterlife. The trident is one of the five simple scheme representing a man upside down with orthogonal arms often behind or slightly arched at the end of the limbs and the junction with the shoulders, similarly to the statue menhir at Laconi.
Upper left, Filitosa (Corsica): Nuragic Torrean civilization, stelae with human head in relief. — Upper right, Viddalba (Sardinia): Nuragic civilizati
Upper left, Filitosa (Corsica): Nuragic Torrean civilization, stelae with human head in relief. — Upper right, Viddalba (Sardinia): Nuragic civilization, warrior with crested helmet. — Lower left, Filitosa: Nuragic torrean civilization, stelae with human head and sword in relief. — Lower right, Baunei (Sardinia): Nuragic civilization, baetyl with human head in relief.