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Orpheus and Eurydice, a painting by Titian (c. 1508) Landscape with Orpheus and Eurydice, a painting by Poussin (1650–1653) Orpheus and Euridice, a painting by Federico Cervelli; Orpheus Mourning the Death of Eurydice, a painting by Ary Scheffer (1814) Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld, a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1861)
In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus (/ h ər ˌ m æ f r ə ˈ d aɪ t ə s / ⓘ; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαφρόδιτος, romanized: Hermaphróditos, [hermapʰróditos]) was a child of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably beautiful boy whom the naiad Salmacis attempted to rape and prayed to be united with forever.
As an archetype of the inspired singer, Orpheus is one of the most significant figures in the reception of classical mythology in Western culture, portrayed or alluded to in countless forms of art and popular culture including poetry, film, opera, music, and painting. [10] For the Greeks, Orpheus was a founder and prophet of the so-called ...
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
Euripides seems to have made Aphrodite the bride of the unfortunate youth; if that is the case, then it would seem that Euripides combined the stories of two Phaethons, that of the son of Helios who drove his father's car and died, and that of Phaethon the son of Helios' sister Eos whom Aphrodite abducted to be a watchman of her shrines, and ...
Thias killed himself, [m] and it was on the wish of Zeus that the child was brought up and named Adonis. [31] In a rare version, Myrrha's curse was inflicted on her by Helios, the sun god, over some unclear insult, [33] which might reflect the role the Sun has in the myrrh's production, but nevertheless this version was far from being a popular ...
The Sisters of Phaethon are Transformed into Poplars by Santi di Tito, 16th century.. In ancient Greece, the surviving Greek mythology features a wide collection of myths where the subjects are physically transformed, usually through either divine intervention or sorcery and spells. [1]
He was part of Aphrodite's retinue, and carried a vine, indicating a connection to wine or the god Dionysus. Pothos represents longing or yearning. Pothos represents longing or yearning. [ 7 ] : 40 In the temple of Aphrodite at Megara , there was a sculpture that represented Pothos together with Eros and Himeros which has been credited to Scopas .