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Pygmalion Adoring His Statue by Jean Raoux, 1717. In Greek mythology, Pygmalion (/ p ɪ ɡ ˈ m eɪ l i ən /; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων Pugmalíōn, gen.: Πυγμαλίωνος) was a legendary figure of Cyprus. He is most familiar from Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a ...
Taft, an Illinois native who had been classically trained in Paris and who came increasingly under the influence of Auguste Rodin, explained the concept of the statue as follows: "The thought is the eternally present fact that however closely we may be thrown together by circumstances . . . we are unknown to each other."
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Statue of Helios with features of Caracalla and Alexander, marble, Roman, ca. 2nd-3rd century AD, North Carolina Museum of Art. Helios was invoked as a witness to several alliances such as the one between Athens and Cetriporis , Lyppeus of Paeonia and Grabus , and the oaths of the League of Corinth . [ 344 ]
The name Psyche means "soul" in Greek [5] and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though the direct translation is Anima (Latin word for "soul"). [6] She was born a mortal woman and eventually granted immortality, with beauty that rivaled even Aphrodite , goddess of love. [ 7 ]
Roz Kaveney sees the main characters in James Cameron's movie Aliens as: The Alien Queen (Crone), Ripley (Mother) and Newt (Maiden). [91] American heavy metal band The Sword's song, "Maiden, Mother & Crone", on their album Gods of the Earth, describes an encounter with the Triple Goddess. The video features three aspects of the goddess and a ...
The Greek word psyche literally means "soul, spirit, breath, life, or animating force". In the Gnostic narrative found in On the Origin of the World , Eros, during the universe's creation, is scattered in all the creatures of Chaos , existing between the midpoint of light and darkness as well as the angels and people.
Statue of Yunü. Yunü (Chinese: 玉女; pinyin: Yùnǚ; lit. 'Jade Girl', 'Jade Maiden') is a Daoist deity or goddess in Chinese mythology and Chinese traditional religion who, along with her male counterpart Jintong "Golden Boy", are favored servants of the Jade Emperor and Zhenwudadi.