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Goddess of the Week: A guide and contents

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From Aphrodite to Vesta, a reference summary of all the major Classical goddesses, with links to individual accounts.

April 5, 2021 General, Life, Painting

God of the Week: A guide and contents

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From Aesculapius to Zeus, key features of each of the major male deities in classical myths, and links to individual articles here.

March 29, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Eos (Aurora), the dawn

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Wonderful paintings by Reni, Fragonard, Evelyn De Morgan, Poussin, Rubens, and a very unusual late Fantin-Latour.

March 15, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Thetis, Achilles’ mother

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Known from her wedding, which led to the Trojan War, and for being the mother of the Greek warrior Achilles, she is well-known in paintings.

March 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Selene (Luna), the Moon

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Easily confused with Artemis (Diana), her sign is the crescent moon, and her lover is Endymion, who despite sleeping forever, fathered her 50 daughters.

March 1, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Iris, the rainbow

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Not just a pretty atmospheric effect, she’s a messenger of the gods, and is involved in many myths. Superb paintings by GuĂ©rin, Fuseli and others.

February 23, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Cybele (Magna Mater), Mother of the Gods

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An exotic import until the Romans enlisted her support against the Carthaginians, her chariot is drawn by a lion and lioness – who desecrated an old shrine.

February 16, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Chloris (Flora), Spring

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One of the most frequently painted of the classical deities, this is out of all proportion to her tiny role in the pantheon. From Ricci to Waterhouse.

February 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Goddess of the Week: Chloris (Flora), transformation

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Two masterpieces of the Western canon turn a minor tale about a nymph into major narratives: Botticelli and Poussin explored.

February 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

A History of Rome in Paintings: Overview and Contents

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A brief overview of the legendary and mythical history of the city and its empire, with links to all the articles in this series, and some of the finest paintings.

February 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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