Imaginary beings (25 Subjects)
The islet of Agioi Theodoroi /Thodorou with the Venetian fort of the same name, at Platanias bay, Crete.
Mythological composition referring to ancient Corinth: ruins, antiquities, Chimera and Bellerophon riding Pegasus.
The myth of Perseus. In Ethiopia, Perseus is saving Andromeda from the sea monster Kitos. On the right, Andromeda's parents, and their guards. The myth has certain references to Peloponnese, for Perseus was originally from Argos and he founded the city of Mycenae.
The embalmed serpent seen by Jacob Breuning in Cairo, which at the time was shown as specimen of a "flying serpent".
Plan of part of the pronaos, Temple of Zeus, ancient Olympia. Reconstruction of the Hellenistic tritons mosaic of the pronaos.
Amazons, mythical women warriors, allegedly encountered by the author on the island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea.
The battle of Leviathan, biblical sea monster, and the whale, supposedly witnessed by the author at sea.
