So, I was doing some research for a post soon to come about Pyanopsion (Ancient Greek lunar month of October to November) and a festival held therein called Pyanopsia which Theseus began in honor of Apollo's aid in killing the dreaded Minotaur. Then I read a post by a writerly friend named
Amalia Dillin who happens to be a Theseus scholar as well as a fantastic writer. And in her post she
retold a bit of the Theseus and Minotaur myth from Ariadne's POV. Do click through to her post above.
At any rate, I decided to put the
Minotaur in front of the spyglass and see what sort of art I could dig up. Truly, a half-man/ half-bull can conjure soooooo many interpretations. The Cretan beast has been immortalized from Greek myth all the way to video games. Enjoy.
Thank you for the shout out!!
ReplyDeleteA while back I also wrote a short flash piece of the death of the Minotaur for a murder blogfest, if you're interested (not to be one of those people, but I am going to give you a link: http://blog.amaliadillin.com/2010/04/murder-scene-blogfest.html ).
I think the marble and bronze statues are underestimating the Minotaur's horns. I wish that we had more Theseus art. So much of it is all Theseus as a youth!
I have to agree with Amalia; I like the last two pictures best. They really bring out the beast. I don't get around as much as I'd like, but yes, I really enjoy Amalia's Theseus writings.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great take on mythology yourself Chris. Sometime I go from one blog to the other; to get the sense of perspective changes. You write from the male, she the female. I find both blogs fascinating. I can't say I always "get it"; but I like it.
I haven't been around much lately due to some internet connection problems, but I'm liking how you're getting out there a bit more Christopher.
I tried reading your erotic blog for a while, but it just wasn't something I was into often.
See you around more - I hope - now that it appears my blog/internet issues seem to be cleared up. Have a good evening.
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@Amalia- I'll definitely check out your other Minotaur post. Thx for commenting.
ReplyDelete@Donna- Thanks for your kind words and encouragement. I have taken a more aggressive role in the blog recently. And I'm focusing all my energies on YA and historical fiction for right now. (leaving that other blog alone)