In an act of revenge by Aphrodite, Phaedra, wife of Theseus, falls in love with her stepson Hippolytus, with tragic consequences.
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After Achilles slaughtered the rest of her family, Briseis becomes his enslaved concubine. While he’s angry, she remains devoted to him until his death.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Thinly dispersed […]
From detailed realism in a Barbizon style around 1880, his paintings steadily filled with rich light, through Impressionism the 1890s.
Paintings of the quais of Paris from Bonington in 1819, through Impressionism to the Divisionism of Signac and Maximilien Luce.
More common themes: mist and mountains, castles and ruins, and the Dresden skyline.
From Hannibal crossing the Alps with his war elephants, through the temptation of St Anthony, to the circus and an imaginary India.
Cupid makes Pluto fall in love with Ceres’ young daughter Proserpine. When the king of Hades carries her off with him, there are consequences for the whole world.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 258. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Sneak […]
Thanks to the work and support of his wife, he made an excellent recovery and returned to painting. But this had taken its toll, and he died in 1925.
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