Greek paintings

Details: The Lament for Icarus, 1898, by Herbert James Draper.

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John William Waterhouse, Echo & Narcissus, 1903 (detail)

Click on the image to see the detail in a zoomable context. Detail from The Martyr of Solway, John Millias The Martyr of Solway was Margaret Wilson, a young Scottish Covenanter, from Wigtownshire in...

My name is Tavis Leaf Glover, and I’m an artist just like you, trying to create art that I can be proud of and share with the world. Though, something

Athena often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. The patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens is dedicated to her. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion. In art, she is generally depicted wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Athena was believed…

Circe is a sorceress and herbalist first referred to as a goddess in Homer’s Odyssey. Although exiled to the mysterious island Aeaea, Circe managed to encounter famous adventurers and carve out her name in legends still told. Circe is yet another feminine entity in Greek mythology that has been demonized for using her voice to stand up for herself and for revealing the true nature of men. Featured in tales used to demonstrate the evils of sorcery, the duality of Circe’s nature is not lost to…