Cupid

Metamorphoses Book 1: Ovid begins in prayer, seeking inspiration from the gods to give him the ability to accurately describe his works in Metamorphoses. He then goes into a detail description of how the earth is created, which contains many similarities to the book of Genesis. The god who created earth is unknown, but after its completion man is born of the clay to rule to world. Ovid next describes four ages of man. First being the golden age, which is a time of trust, goodness. Sadness…

naked and she is wrapping herself in a cloth. The statuette is missing its head and arm, but I knew it was Aphrodite because of its nudity. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure. Her other attributes are seashells, doves, mirrors, Cupid, swans, jewelry, and apples. One myth about that shows the power Aphrodite is Pygmalion. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, he tells the story of how Aphrodite is infuriated with the women of Cyprus since they did not worship her. In retaliation, she made…

yrus Defeats Spargapises The art institute of Chicago is home to thousands of priceless pieces of artwork that people from all around the world come travel to see. All cultures come together to critique these pieces of artwork. The best part of this experience is the fact that an opinion isn’t wrong, everyone sees something different in their own unique way. While most stop in sublime at La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, many people walk past it to get to the weapons section. Just a big…

Augustus of Prima Porta is beautiful, combining several types of sculpture in to one. This propagandist statues stands at a massive six feet eight inches tall made completely our of marble. Thought to be a copy of a bronze statue made as a public work the bronze copy was thought to be the work of a Greek sculptor but no records show who made either piece of art. This statue mixes both the realism of Roman works and Hellenistic works. The Idealization of Augustus shows with the young smooth face…

Dido’s complete “breakdown” when Aeneas leaves Carthage is perhaps the most memorable aspect of her character, which is fairly disturbing from a feminist perspective (and in general). Aeneas is scolded by the gods for wasting time in the city, and covertly prepares to leave; Dido somehow senses this, and begins to “[rave] and run wild,” to the point where Vergil describes her, in one translation, as “devoid of soul.” (4.300-4.301) This section of the text can be viewed as an extended comparison…

Today, political propaganda is used throughout the world. In democracies such as The United States, propaganda is an essential component of any campaign. It allows candidates to represent themselves and share goals for the future—helping them gain voters and improving their chances of winning an election. In China and other countries with dictatorships, propaganda is utilized to both justify and illustrate the power of the leader. However, while propaganda is rampant throughout our modern world,…

going to need to buy a floating house. But make sure not to move to a part of the planet where a night can last for 40 years. You will be able to see the 27 moons named after Shakespeare characters. Titania, Miranda, Umbriel, Ariel, Juliet, Puck, Cupid, these are just a few of the moon's names. Miranda is an interesting moon because it looks as if it was attacked by something. It has scratches all over it. The planet Uranus has 13 rings. The inner rings are narrow and dark while the outer rings…

Wishing for my poor Apollo to fall into a fabricated love with a stranger who did not want him? Too far this time Cupid.” The ubiquitous voice of Zeus shook every tree and every flower within fifty miles. I felt the rain begin to lift, searching for hope I managed to reply. “Zeus you know I can't help this, my emotions take control. Im truly sorry, never again.” He…

Among the various pieces of artwork representing the Italian Renaissance housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi’s 1449 piece, The Triumph of Fame (Desco Da Parto di Lorenzo De’ Medici) stands out as a key work of the time period. Foremost, the subject matter seems to call to attention both a mythologized scene recalling characters of antiquity presiding over the representations of persons who were presumably alive at the time of the commission, all gathered for…

you may be stuck with someone poor. Yikes! 8. Gods and Gifts A lot of Valentine’s Day traditions date back to ancient times with the Romans. Of course, Valentine’s Day revolves around the Roman God’s Venus and Cupid. Venus was the goddess of love and beauty, and preferred roses. Cupid was the son of Venus and liked arrows. You see arrows on pretty much all things Valentine today. 9. Love Inspired The Telephone February 14 is the official date for Valentine’s Day. But many don’t realize, if…