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Narcissus, of Thespiae, was the son of Cephisus. Spurned youth, Ameinias, committed suicide, and called on Nimesis to avenge him. Revenge was answered in the form of Narcissus falling in love with his own reflection. #greekmythology #narcissus

Narcissus, 1890, Jules-Cyrille Cavé

Orion was a giant & Poseidon's son. He was blinded & exiled after raping King Oinopion's daughter, Merope. He traveled to Lemnos to petition Hephaistos to help him regain sight. He then sought Helios who healed him.

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658, Nicolas Poussin

Star-crossed lovers Pyramus & Thisbe influenced #Shakepseare's #Romeo & Juliet in the 1590s. Pyramus, thinking Thisbe has been mauled by a lion, kills himself. When Thisbe finds him dead, she commits suicide.

Pyramus and Thisbe, 1553, Heinrich Aldegrever

Personified virtue was a common theme in #classical #mythology & reused throughout modern #art & architectural history. The virtues often adorn canvases & buildings in the form of classical women.

Justice and Divine Vengeance pursuing Crime,1808, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823

#TwinsWeek~ Quintessential and arguably the easiest to identify siblings of #classicalmythology: #Romulus & #Remus from #Roman #myth and legend.

She-Wolf Suckling Romulus and Remus (1589-92), Ludovico Carracci (1555–1619) and/or Annibale Carracci (1560–1609).

#Twinsweek! Hypnos (Sleep) & Thanatos (Peaceful Death) are the sons of Nyx & Erebus who lived in the Underworld & were 2 of the 5 siblings born from primeval goddess Chaos. The duo gave us words such as thanatology & hypnosis.

Underworld Scene, Felix J. Gardon (active 1924-1972)

@p_historians For #AugustanAugust!
#Suetonius tells us that #Augustus purportedly led an abstemious life.

Had #Bacchus been "reinvented" to fit Caesar's conservatism thru works like Virgil's Georgics in response to Mark Antony's patron god #Dionysus?

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A #centaur card from a 16th century #Florentine #tarot deck. Unlike traditional decks, the Minchiate Florentino tarot featured 97 cards including the four #elements, cardinal #virtues, & #zodiacal signs, & was designed for entertainment rather than #divination. #MondayMyths #art

Theban #king #Oedipus, or 'swollen foot' appears in many #ancient works including #Euripides, #Sophocles, #Aeschylus, #Pindar, #Hesiod, & #Homer.

Oedipus, Svetlin Vassilev, pubblished in the book Greek Mythology, 2006.

#Achilles epitomizes #epic #heroism, as does this magnicificent fresco representation. #Hubris #greekmythology #Troy #TrojanWar #Hector #Prium #war #Greece #FolkloreThursday #Iliad 🏛️

Triumph of Achilles, Franz Matsch, 1892, Achilleion, Corfu.