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Mythology
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Only made it to page 180, but someday I'll finish it. In the meantime, some paintings of a few myths I did read:
John William Waterhouse, Echo and Narcissus, in which Echo (who can only echo what other people say) fails to save Narcissus from drowning himself while admiring his own wonderful visage.
Francisco de Goya, Saturn Devouring His Son, in which the titan Saturn eats all his children so that they won't be the death of him.
Peter Paul Rubens, Leda and the Swan, in which a woman is raped by Zeus in the form of a swan.
Amphora depicting Odysseus and his men blinding the Cyclopean Polyphemus, c. 660 BCE.
John William Waterhouse, Echo and Narcissus, in which Echo (who can only echo what other people say) fails to save Narcissus from drowning himself while admiring his own wonderful visage.
Francisco de Goya, Saturn Devouring His Son, in which the titan Saturn eats all his children so that they won't be the death of him.
Peter Paul Rubens, Leda and the Swan, in which a woman is raped by Zeus in the form of a swan.
Amphora depicting Odysseus and his men blinding the Cyclopean Polyphemus, c. 660 BCE.
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November 4, 2012
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November 4, 2012
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"Two ideas were fighting in [...] all the gods: a primitive, crude idea and one that was beautiful and poetic."
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November 20, 2012
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"Did you know that men existed thousands of years before women? Did you know that women were created by Zeus as a punishment? Did you know that women are evil by nature, created to torture men? You learn something new every day."
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February 4, 2016
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Feb 05, 2013 11:51PM
Wow, a great (p)review with beautiful use of visuals.
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This is exquisitely beautiful.
