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Engraving depicting the Roman God Saturn (Greek Cronus), who devoured all his children save Neptune, Pluto and Jupiter who deposed him. He holds a scythe signifying Time, the Reaper, and his role as god of seedtime and harvest. In his left hand is an Ourobos or tail eating serpent symbolising the eternal cycle of destruction and recreation. Dated 18th century
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Engraving depicting the Roman God Saturn (Greek Cronus), who devoured all his children save Neptune, Pluto and Jupiter who deposed him. He holds a scythe signifying Time, the Reaper, and his role as god of seedtime and harvest. In his left hand is an Ourobos or tail eating serpent symbolising the eternal cycle of destruction and recreation. Dated 18th century
Credit:
Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive
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Image size:
2985 x 5100 px | 43.6 MB
Print size:
25.3 x 43.2 cm | 9.9 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
01/01/1798 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • ANCIENT GREECE • ANCIENT GREEK • ANCIENT ROMAN • ANCIENT ROME • ANCIENT • ANTIQUE • CRONUS • DETHRONE • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ETCHING • GOD • GRECO • GREECE • GREEK • GREEKS • HEAVEN • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELL • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • ILLUSTRATED • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • INFERNO • JOVE • JUPITER • KINGDOM OF HEAVEN • LIGHTNING BOLT • LIGHTNING • LORD OF HEAVEN • NEPTUNE • OLD • PLUTO • POSEIDON • PRINT • RAY • RAYS • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • RELIGIOUS • ROMAN • ROMANO • ROME ANCIENT • ROME • SATURN • SKY • STORM • SUPREME • THUNDER • THUNDERSTORM • WEATHER: LIGHTNING • XVIII CENTURY • ZEUS
