12-12-2010, 10:45 AM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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coupling crag (schmoozing sculpture)
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Originally Posted by Jetée
I hadn't immediately recalled the the story to which to you alluded to, (and utilized as a theme for your post above) but because of your post, BadNick, you made my mind recall another mythos from the Greek anthology: the story of Europa.
The mythographers tell that Zeus was enamored of Europa and decided to seduce or ravish her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. He transformed himself into a tame white bull and mixed in with her father's herds. While Europa and her female attendants were gathering flowers, she saw the bull, caressed his flanks, and eventually got onto his back. Zeus took that opportunity and ran to the sea and swam, with her on his back, to the island of Crete. He then revealed his true identity, and Europa became the first queen of Crete.
Enlèvement d'Europe by Nöel-Nicolas Coypel, c. 1726
Zeus and Europa by Atelier Teee
Bronze statue of Zeus and Europa from Greek mythology at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida. |
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