Greek mythology art

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875), Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld, 1861, oil on canvas, 112.3 x 137.1 cm. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston @MFAH #CamilleCorot #Orpheus #GreekMythology #OldPaintings #ClassicArt #ArtLovers #MysteriousArtCentury

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The Hecatoncheires, also known as the Hundred Handers, are giant beings from Greek myth who are brothers to the Titans and the Greek gods. Born with one hundred hands and fifty heads, all flailing awkwardly in opposite directions, the Hekatonkheires were seen as disgusting by their father Ouranos and imprisoned back inside their mother's womb. The most well known of the Hekatonkheire are the three siblings, firstborn among the Hekatonkheire. These three were named Briareus or Aegaeon (the…

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Themis, also known as Lady Justice, was the Greco-Roman Titan-goddess of divine law, judgement and order. She was one of the daughters of Gaia and Ouranos, and became a consort of Zeus and Lucifer, both of whom she had several children; the first generation of Horae with Zeus and the second generation with Lucifer. She is often depicted carrying a scale and blindfold, showing her true neutrality during judgement, as well as carrying a bronze sword. The personification of abstract concepts is…

I was reading Greek mythology to Measle yesterday and it occurred to me that every one of the myths we read had its root in the Bible. Of course, they're all twisted in a humanocentric way with a low view of God, or gods in their case, and a high view of man. The myths contain a seed of truth, but are warped to make man feel justified in his sins. And with gods so man-like and man so god-like, there isn't a recognition of sin or a need for a Savior. Here are a few examples taken from Usborne…