Naida | Inscendenceさんのイラストまとめ

"The Birth of Aphrodite" & "Travel of Poseidon by the Sea", Ivan Aivazovsky (1817 – 1900), Russian.

Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there.

Five things I love:

🌙 Metaphysics
🌙 Linguistics
🌙 Psychoanalytic Dream analysis
🌙 Ethnography
🌙 Mythology https://t.co/p4AM3oCWQu

Divine Grace / Divine Gardener / Solstice of Redemption / Unconditional Love, Freydoon Rassouli

Various depictions of Al Buraq, an animal who according to Islamic tradition, transports prophets.

The most famous story is the one of Al Buraq carrying Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem & up 7 heavens, where he met Adam, Jesus & other prophets, until he reached God’s throne.

@enheduannax

"The Punishment of the Arrogant Niobe By Diana & Apollo", Pierre Charles Jombert (1748 - 1825), French

Niobe wanted to take Leto's place as a mother goddess. She said she had many children, while Leto had only two. Leto then, sent her twins to kill all of Niobe's children.

"Did We not expand for thee thy breast and lift from thee thy burden that weighed heavily upon thy back? And did We not elevate thy renown? For truly with hardship comes ease! Truly with hardship comes ease!"
- Al Sharh (94: 1 - 6)

"Ceres", Alessandro Rosi (1627 - 1697), Italian
"Ceres Trampling the Attributes of War", Simon Vouet (1590 – 1649), French
"Ceres, Bacchus and Venus", Jan Miel (1599 – 1663), Flemish
"Bacchanal with Ceres, Bacchus and Venus", Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601 - 1678), Flemish

"I appear wrathful as I take on anger, hatred, fury & the desire to destroy
Which are destroyed within me.
I am a dancer upon the pain of all mankind
I destroy the dark and corrupt.
My compassionate side is hidden
But for those whom I love
I open a path of shining light"

“Cleopatra on the Throne”, Gustave Moreau (1826 – 1898), French