Research, Mediation and Curation with a gender perspective
Hylas est un personnage de la mythologie grecque, il est le fils du Théodamas, le roi des Dryopes, et de la nymphe Ménodicé. Il est aussi l’éromène d’Héraclès. Il est connu par sa participation à l’expédition des Argonautes et son aventure avec des nymphes. Cette dernière a été beaucoup retraité dans l’art. De la mythologie… Continue reading Hylas et les nymphes
Vertumne et Pomone est une sculpture de Camille Claudel, réalisée en marbre en 1905, représentant Vertumne, le dieu des saisons, étreignant la nymphe Pomone qui s’abandonne à lui. Cette sculpture est exposée au Musée Rodin. Vers 1886, Claudel crée Sakountala, ou L’Abandon, les retrouvailles de Shâkountalâ et de son époux, s’inspirant d’un ancien mythe indien.… Continue reading Vertumne et Pomone
Penelope is one of the most remembered characters of Homer’s Odyssey. Her name has always been associated with marital fidelity. She is the wife of Odysseus, well known for her fidelity to her husband while he was absent, despite having a legion of suitors. Her name has been understood as combination of the Greek word… Continue reading Penelope
When we think about mermaids or sirens, it is probable that our minds evoke the image of beautiful creatures, half woman, and half fish. However, it was not always like this. In their origins, in mythologies and popular folklore, they were associated with perilous events. Archaic perfume vase in the shape of a siren, c.… Continue reading Sirens and Mermaids
In the Greek Mythology, Echo was an Oread, a mountain nymph who lived in the Mont Cithaeron. Probably the most famous story about her is that of her love for Narcissus and how she was unable to confess it. Her story is present in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and in some literary works of medieval era. Echo… Continue reading Echo
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