October 7, 2021 At 05:07PM

The divine horses of Achilles, Balios and Xanthos ~ Giorgio de Chirico, 1963

Oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales ~ Australia.

In Greek mythology, the Horses of Achilles are a pair of immortal horses which were given to Peleus by Poseidon as a gift when he married Thetis. These horses eventually drew the chariot of Achilles during the Trojan War. These horses were born to Zephyrus and Podarge, and they are named Balius (Greek: Βαλιος, Balios, “piebald”) and Xanthus (Greek: Ξανθος, Xanthos, “bayard”).

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Part 2

“Death of Hyacinthus”

Out of jealousy, the west wind Zephyrus causes Apollo’s discus to strike Hyacinthus and kill him. Apollo creates hyacinths from the prince’s blood so that his soul lives on through the flowers.

For composition & characters, I took inspiration from Tiepolo’s “Death of Hyacinthus” and Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus.”

Follow-up piece from the Apollo/Hyacinthus I painted last year. Notes, process & closeups can be found below the cut

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