Greek Mythology From A To Z:

art honoring Hermes

here's the third set in the series i'm doing on art honoring the gods as i finish my art history degree; Apollon and Artemis can be found under these links. here are my favorite pieces honoring Hermes :>

Disclaimer: Most artists throughout the neoclassical period (in particular, but not limited to) used Hermes/Mercury interchangeably for a myriad of cultural and religious reasons. I do understand that Hermes and Mercury are syncretized deities with very different aspects in Greek and Roman society respectively.

In order: 1) Souls on the Banks of the Acheron by Adolph Hiremy-Hirschl, 1898, Belvedere Palace, Vienna. 2) Detail from Palazzo Clerici Ceiling Fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740, Milan. 3) Hermes (Engraving) by William Blake Richmond, 1866, University of Toronto Library. 4) Mercury Attaching his Wings by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, c. 1744, on display in the Louvre, Paris. 5) Hermes by Jules Alexis Coulan, 1914, Grand Central Station. 6) Elevation of the Great Elector to Olympus by Charles-Amedee-Philippe van Loo, 1751, City Palace, Potsdam, Germany. 7) Detail from Mercury Exhorting Aeneas to Leave Carthage by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1757, Palazzina di Caccia, Stupinigi. 8) Mercury and Psyche by Reinhold, 1857, Staatliche Museum, Berlin.

Venus and Anchises by William Blake Richmond (1889-90)

Eva Rydin as Lucia, 1955, Sweden.

*talking about Achilles*

Patroclus: *dreamily* I always saw him as like a kind of funny little man

Automedon: he’s a fucking criminal Patroclus.

Norse mythology from A to Z:

[H] - Huldra is a very elusive and seductive creature of the forest. 

The huldra is a stunningly beautiful, sometimes naked woman with long hair; though from behind she is hollow like an old tree trunk and has an animal’s tail. In Norway, she has a cow’s tail and in Sweden she may have that of a cow or a fox.

Norse mythology from A to Z:

[N] - Nótt - is night personified, one of the first giants, grandmother of Thor.

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[C] - Calypso (Καλυψώ) was a nymph who captured Odysseus for many years, before he finally managed to escape. She lived on the mythical island of Ogygia.

Eos ✨ Goddess of the Dawn

Eos was the Greek goddess of the dawn, who rose each day from the east to disperse the mists of night with her light rays. She signaled the coming of Helios, her brother, to gods and mortals alike, and accompanied him on his path across the sky.

Mythology frequently represents her as abducting attractive youths - stealing them away to ravish in a distant land. Some say this is because Aphrodite cursed her with an unquenchable desire after learning that the goddess had slept with Ares.

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her facial markings are indeed inspired by miss thing here.

Laure de Châtillon, ‘Jeanne d’Arc voue ses armes à la Vierge’