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What is depicted and where would you see it?
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What is depicted and where would you see it?
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I’m on a roll today…been here…remembered the battle.
Bring on Barb’s Collectibles quiz!
This week I had no idea where you’d find this interesting art. Thanks for another great history lesson!
Thing is, horses really do love beer and can get drunk off it (although it does take a fair amount, given their body size)***. I have never had the chance to see this in person, but I love the mythology and the artistry of it.
*** Disclaimer: I do not advocate or encourage feeding horses beer. Don’t do it! Drunken horses are a pain for any asses which might live in their pasture.
I knew what it depicted although not the person’s name but I didn’t know where it was displayed.
The names in the caption are more tribal than personal.
I’ve seen guys do this after a game of soccer or football, then it’s on to the pub. Only difference is most aren’t half-goat or a centaur (I probably have the incorrect term here)!
The Centaur or Minotaur and the Guy you wrote about last week taking him on, perhaps in the labyrinth. Don’t you love my scientific answers. Thankfully I’m not getting graded or I’d have to do actual research.
A centaur has a horse body. The Minotaur has a bull head. Satyrs had pointy ears and horse tails, but then became goat-legged. The guy last week is the hero of the month, so he’s the guy this week, too. He’s Theseus, but the wedding was his friend’s.
Fascinating! I had wondered about the origin of the centaur myth. Thanks for the great pic and interesting history lesson.
Well, I knew it was a centaur but that was about it. And now I know the origin of that myth!
I love this picture. It’s so powerful and straightforward.
Got this one… pieces of the Parthenon, acquired by Lord Elgin, currently on display at the British Museum, and it was commissioned by Pericles in the mid 5th century BCE.