In one of the stories Zeus asked prophet Phineus if he prefered lose his life or sight. Because he chose not to see sun again, angry and spurned Helios sent harpies to punish him. Every time when Phineus sat at his table, harpies stole his food. Watercolor on paper
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The Harpies, feeding then upon its leaves, Do pain create, and for the pain an outlet. Canto XIII, Inferno Dante Alighieri
fot. Oleksandr Poliakovsky / wroclaw.pl I have been fascinated with harpies for a while. In ancient epic stories they were first described as a beautiful bird-women hybrids. The spirits of the wind. But with the next stories their image shifted to ugly and evil. Harpies became the tool of gods. Tool that brings cruel punishment. …
In Virgil’s Aeneid, Aeneas and his men who fled the Troy reach the harpy island. Men slaughter and feast on wild cattle that belonged to the bird-maidens. Enraged by their behaviour, Celaeno (the dark harpy) curses them. She says that Troyans will reach Italy, but until then, they will suffer from big famine. ” you …
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watercolor on paper 29,7 x 42 cm
watercolor on paper
watercolor on paper
watercolor on paper
