The nymph and the satyr
La Nymphette et le Satyre. France, ca. 1900
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Satyr satisfies Nymph
“Satyr satisfies Nymph” – Arthur Fischer (1900)
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What was Erysichthon the earth-tearer's hybris?
Ἐρυσίχθων ὁ Θεσσαλός (Erysichthon, earth-tearer) in Greek myth once ordered all trees in the sacred grove of Demeter to be cut down. However, one huge oak was covered with votive wreaths, a symbol of...
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Paris and Oenone
The episode of Paris and Oenone is considered to be the best page of the poem by Quintus Smyrnaeus, from the 4th century AD. Paris...
