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In memoriam Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov: 2, 1887-1926

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More paintings of Russian and Slavic legends and folk tales, including Bogatyrs, Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf, Sleeping Beauty, and the Frog Princess.

July 23, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: The cunning of Odysseus

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King of Ithaca, he first feigns madness to dodge going to war against Troy, but then uses his cunning and ingenuity to design the Trojan Horse and conquer the city. Runs into trouble with Polyphemus during the return journey to Ithaca.

July 20, 2026 General, Life, Painting

In memoriam Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov: 1, 1874-82

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A prolific painter of Russian and Slavic folk tales. Includes a battle from the epic of Rus, Ivan Tsarevich the Firebird and the Grey Wolf, and Baba Yaga.

July 17, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: Achilles’ final victory

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Achilles returns in vengeance, his Myrmidons slaughtering many of the Trojans. He then kills Hector, the lead warrior of the Trojans, and finally succumbs to Paris’s arrow.

July 13, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: Achilles re-enters the war

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With Achilles refusing to take any part in the war against Troy, defeat is looming for the Greeks. His close friend Patroclus drives the Trojans back, but is killed by Hector. Achilles is thrown into deep grief.

July 6, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: The Anger of Achilles

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Achilles, leading his Myrmidons, is key to the Greek successes in capturing the Troad outside the city of Troy. But when Agamemnon takes his concubine, Achilles is angry and withdraws from the fighting.

June 29, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: Achilles becomes the warrior

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The son of Thetis, he was dipped in the water of the River Styx to make him invulnerable, apart from his left heel. He went missing from the thousand ships, when he went into hiding, but was recovered by Ulysses.

June 22, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: Jason and Medea

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After killing the usurper Pelias, Jason and Medea flee to live in Corinth. But he is offered the hand of Glauce, so abandons Medea, and their lives fall apart.

June 15, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: Jason and the Golden Fleece

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Brought up by the centaur Chiron, he challenged Pelias for his throne, so was sent to get the Golden Fleece with his Argonauts. He married Hypsipyle and they had twins before he abandoned her and promised to marry Medea in return for her help.

June 9, 2026 General, Life, Painting

Hero or hooligan: Theseus’ later years

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After feasting with Achelous, he got involved in the battle between Lapiths and centaurs. then struck disaster with incest, suicide and violent death, before abducting Helen, and being thrown from a cliff.

June 2, 2026 General, Life, Painting

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