kayshasiemens:Bacchylides, Fragment 17 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.
kayshasiemens:Bacchylides, Fragment 17 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) :“But sea-dwelling dolphins were swiftly carrying great Theseus to the house of his father [Poseidon], god of horses, and he reached the hall of the gods. There he was awe-struck at the glorious daughters of blessed Nereus, for from their splendid limbs shone a gleam as of fire, and round their hair were twirled gold-braided ribbons; and they were delighting in their hearts by dancing with liquid feet. And he saw his father’s dear wife, august ox-eyed Amphitrite, in the lovely house; she put a purple cloak about him and set on his thick hair the faultless garland which once at her marriage guileful Aphrodite had given her, dark with roses.•(Yes, this is the same Theseus of Minotaur-slaying fame… but why would I paint that when there’s THIS?)•#sketch #greekmythology #theseus #roses #wip #graphite #pencil #painting #imaginativerealism #instaart #kayshasiemens #mnemosyneproject https://ift.tt/2uqDDwnPurple cloak, dark roses…this would be a beautiful painting! -- source link
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