May 23, 2013 • 118 notes • anachronisticfairytales
anachronisticfairytales: Domenico Corvi

anachronisticfairytales:

Domenico Corvi

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domenico corvi    greek mythology    this myth has always interested me b/c psyche is the active partner    she spies on eros    and then she's one to undertake dangerous tasks to get him back including going to the underworld    the other players are largely women as well    psyche's sisters and venus and persephone all have active roles and further the story    that's just not something you see in mythology often enough   
May 19, 2013 • 391 notes • pansgrotto
pansgrotto: PAN Art - by Peter Paul Reubens, 1620

pansgrotto:

PAN

Art - by Peter Paul Reubens, 1620

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greek mythology    reubens   
May 13, 2013 • 406 notes • enchantingimagery
enchantingimagery: Cupid sat down with his dear spouse between his arms A detail from an Errol Le Cain illustration for Cupid and Psyche. 

enchantingimagery:

Cupid sat down with his dear spouse between his arms

A detail from an Errol Le Cain illustration for Cupid and Psyche. 

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errol le cain    illustration    greek mythology   
May 5, 2013 • 268 notes • nataliakoptseva
nataliakoptseva: Johann Heinrich Fuseli Medea and Jason

nataliakoptseva:

Johann Heinrich Fuseli

Medea and Jason

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Johann Heinrich Fuseli    greek mythology    medea   
April 24, 2013 • 261 notes • enchantingimagery
enchantingimagery: All things were so curiously and finely wrought, that it seemed either to be the work of some demi-god, or god himself. An Errol Le Cain illustration for Cupid and Psyche. 

enchantingimagery:

All things were so curiously and finely wrought, that it seemed either to be the work of some demi-god, or god himself.

An Errol Le Cain illustration for Cupid and Psyche. 

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errol le cain    illustration    greek mythology   
April 23, 2013 • 395 notes • enchantingimagery
enchantingimagery: I have a special treat for you all, as I have just become the proud owner of Cupid and Psyche as illustrated by the inimitable Errol Le Cain. The book is out of print and ludicrously expensive to buy second hand, so I’ll be treating you to a few choice scans of some of Le Cain’s wonderful illustrations. Stay tuned!

enchantingimagery:

I have a special treat for you all, as I have just become the proud owner of Cupid and Psyche as illustrated by the inimitable Errol Le Cain. The book is out of print and ludicrously expensive to buy second hand, so I’ll be treating you to a few choice scans of some of Le Cain’s wonderful illustrations. Stay tuned!

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errol le cain    illustration    greek mythology   
April 14, 2013 • 49 notes • hadrian6
hadrian6: Theseus and the Minotaur. 1781-83. Antonio Canova. Italian. 1757-1822.  http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

hadrian6:

Theseus and the Minotaur. 1781-83. Antonio Canova. Italian. 1757-1822.

 http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

greek mythology    sculpture    minotaur   
April 7, 2013 • 114 notes • caterinasforzas

caterinasforzas:

gif-ed bitches, witches, and myth
animated versions of wtww

helen of troy (requested by evilhappilymarried)

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greek mythology   
April 5, 2013 • 93 notes • jaded-mandarin
jaded-mandarin: Diana at the Bath - James Ward.

jaded-mandarin:

Diana at the Bath - James Ward.

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james ward    greek mythology   
April 4, 2013 • 1,233 notes • monsieurleprince
mirroir: Guillaume Seignac (1870 - 1929) - Diana the huntress

mirroir:

Guillaume Seignac (1870 - 1929) - Diana the huntress

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greek mythology    guillaume seignac   
April 3, 2013 • 13 notes • Flickr / joseloffgallery
pmikos: Kinuko Y. Craft - Proserpine (by joseloffgallery)

pmikos:

Kinuko Y. Craft - Proserpine (by joseloffgallery)

kinuko y. craft    illustration    greek mythology   
April 2, 2013 • 92 notes • paintingses
Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus by J.W. Waterhouse (1849-1917) oil on canvas, 1900

Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus by J.W. Waterhouse (1849-1917)

oil on canvas, 1900

john william waterhouse    pre-raphaelite    greek mythology   
April 1, 2013 • 14 notes • grumble-grumble
grumble-grumble: The Death of Orpheus, etching, Pablo Picasso. 1930

grumble-grumble:

The Death of Orpheus, etching, Pablo Picasso. 1930

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pablo picasso    greek mythology    maenads   
March 31, 2013 • 15 notes • hellenismo
archaeologistforhire: hellenismo: (Antefix, head of Medusa; from western Hellas, 6th century B.C. now in the Metropolitan Museum..) I think Humbaba would appreciate how his face became Gorgons/Medusa.

archaeologistforhire:

hellenismo:

(Antefix, head of Medusa; from western Hellas, 6th century B.C. now in the Metropolitan Museum..)

I think Humbaba would appreciate how his face became Gorgons/Medusa.

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medusa    gorgon    greek mythology   
March 31, 2013 • 48 notes • lambandserpent
lambandserpent: The Doom Fulfilled Edward Burne Jones Andromeda is a princess from Greek mythology who, as divine punishment for her mother’s bragging, the Boast of Cassiopeia, was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster. She was saved from death by Perseus, her future husband. Her name is the Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē). The traditional etymology of the name is “she who has bravery in her mind” from ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός (anēr, andrós) “man” as in “soldier”, and similarly ἀνδρεία (“bravery”) combined with μήδομαι (mēdomai) “to think, to be mindful of.” Alternatively it could mean “she who leads”

lambandserpent:

The Doom Fulfilled Edward Burne Jones

Andromeda is a princess from Greek mythology who, as divine punishment for her mother’s bragging, the Boast of Cassiopeia, was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster. She was saved from death by Perseus, her future husband. Her name is the Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē). The traditional etymology of the name is “she who has bravery in her mind” from ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός (anēr, andrós) “man” as in “soldier”, and similarly ἀνδρεία (“bravery”) combined with μήδομαι (mēdomai) “to think, to be mindful of.” Alternatively it could mean “she who leads”

edward burne-jones    pre-raphaelite    greek mythology