Tag: Theseus
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01 Work, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Nicolaus Knupfer’s Theseus Proposing to Phaedra, with footnotes #29
Phaedra is a tragic play by Roman playwright Seneca. The play tells the story of Theseus’ wife Phaedra and her lust for her stepson, Hippolytus. However, Hippolytus despises women and wishes to remain pure, preferring to hunt and live in the woods. After Phaedra declares her love, Hippolytus lashes out and strikes to kill her for…
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Jose Garcia Ocejo, The Minotaur and the Maiden – 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #8
Jose Garcia Ocejo (b.1928) The Minotaur and the Maiden, c. 2015 Oil on wood 64 x 52 cm / 25.1 x 20.4 inches Private collection In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head of a bull and the body of a man, or, as described by Roman poet Ovid,…
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