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"The Enigmatic Octopus: From Ancient Mosaics to Modern Imagery" Discover the fascinating world of the octopus

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Octopus Collection: Venice, a flower for an octopus (colour litho)
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Octopus Collection: Rencontres Avec Les Poulpes (engraving)
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Octopus Collection: Marchands de poulpes (engraving)
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Octopus Collection: A fishing boat attacked by its catch of octopus (colour litho)
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Octopus Collection: Detail from The Last Judgement, 1547-50 (fresco)
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Octopus Collection: Caricature of Victor Hugo (1802-85) as Zeus in exile on Guernsey from the front cover
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Octopus Collection: Marine creatures, c. 1575-80 (watercolour and gouache)
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Octopus Collection: The Kraken drags down a ship (coloured engraving)
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Octopus Collection: Plate 4: Red mullet, Bouquet, Octopus, Sardines, Seaweed, Mussels, Oysters
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Octopus Collection: Fishing a gigantic squid by the French corvette l Alecton in the vicinity of
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Octopus Collection: An 18-foot giant octopus (or squid), seen in the ocean forty leagues from Tenerife (Spain
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Octopus Collection: Le Rire rouge, Satirique en N&B, 1918_7_6 : War of 14-18: law
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Octopus Collection: Representation of a giant squid (Architeuthys) on the human scale. 19th century
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Octopus Collection: Small gold octopus brooches, from tomb III, Mycenae, 16th century BC
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Octopus Collection: Papier-Nautilus (chromolitho)
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Octopus Collection: Purple Swamphen, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
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Octopus Collection: The Brighton Season, in the Aquarium (engraving)
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Octopus Collection: Odd Fish at the International Fisheries Exhibition (engraving)
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Octopus Collection: Sea Jewels
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Octopus Collection: Let me introduce myself - little ghost)
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Octopus Collection: Tote Hose
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Octopus Collection: Underwater-Walk
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Octopus Collection: Flying Octopus-
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Octopus Collection: Оctopus
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Octopus Collection: ­Îctopus... 2
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Octopus Collection: 996282
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Octopus Collection: Octopus Eye
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Octopus Collection: Dancing Octopus
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Octopus Collection: Peeping from the grass
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Octopus Collection: Aliens
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Octopus Collection: The octopus underside
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Octopus Collection: Every Sailor's Nightmare
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Octopus Collection: Octopus
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Octopus Collection: Poisoned Soul
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Octopus Collection: Infection spreading, 2
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Octopus Collection: Showing Off
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Octopus Collection: Squid
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Octopus Collection: Eye of Squid
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Octopus Collection: Octopuss girl
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Octopus Collection: The catch of the day
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Octopus Collection: Mars Attack
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Octopus Collection: Digitale painting of a octopuss lady
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Octopus Collection: Octopus Mating
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Octopus Collection: Octopuses Garden
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Octopus Collection: Octopus and a Diver
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Octopus Collection: Roy Bella battles with an Octopus on beach in Malta stars in film Seven Cities to


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"The Enigmatic Octopus: From Ancient Mosaics to Modern Imagery" Discover the fascinating world of the octopus, as depicted throughout history in various forms of art and literature. The Fish Mosaic from Pompeii showcases the intricate beauty of Roman seafood mosaics, with an octopus taking center stage among other marine creatures. Legend meets reality in depictions like the Kraken attacking a ship during a storm, where sailors' fears come alive through powerful imagery. In an American cartoon from 1882, John Bull embodies England as the octopus of imperialism, symbolizing its land-grabbing tendencies across continents. From fiction to real-life encounters, witness gripping moments such as Captain Nemo's sailor being seized by a giant cuttlefish in Jules Verne's "20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea. " A French poster boldly proclaims that "The Future Lies in Socialism, " using an octopus as a metaphor for societal change. In more contemporary settings, divers encounter these intelligent creatures face-to-face. Whether it is a diver interacting with an octopus or witnessing the majestic Giant Pacific Octopus along Alaska's coastlines down to California. Even beyond artistic representations and underwater encounters lies cultural significance. Witness drying octopuses hanging in Mandrakia on Milos Island in Greece – capturing both tradition and culinary delights found within Aegean waters. The enigma surrounding this creature continues to captivate our imagination. With its ability to adapt and survive amidst diverse environments worldwide, the octopus remains one of nature's most intriguing marvels - reminding us that there is always more than meets the eye beneath our oceans' depths.