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On the Web: Perseus, bronze sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1545-54; in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. Perseus, in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius of Argos. As an infant he was cast into the sea in a chest with.
Unknown Perseus and Andromeda, Oil on Canvas, Italian School 17th Century at 1stDibs
The mythographer Apollodorus states that Perseus and Andromeda have six sons: Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, Electryon, and a daughter, Gorgophone. Their descendants rule Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus, after whom Atreus attains the kingdom.
Perseus and Andromeda Allegory of the liberation of the Netherlands by Prince Frederik Hendrik
Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. [1] He beheaded the Gorgon Medusa for Polydectes and saved Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus.
CC Andromeda and Perseus by DrMistyTang on DeviantArt
Being come to Ethiopia, of which Cepheus was king, he found the king's daughter Andromeda set out to be the prey of a sea monster. 1 For Cassiepea, the wife of Cepheus, vied with the Nereids in beauty and boasted to be better than them all; hence the Nereids were angry, and Poseidon, sharing their wrath, sent a flood and a monster to invade the.
Piero di Cosimo Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (1513) r/museum
Peter Paul Rubens: Perseus befreit Andromeda, ca. 1621.. Andromeda (altgriechisch Ἀνδρομέδα Androméda, deutsch ‚im Gedenken eines Mannes') ist in der griechischen Mythologie die Gattin des Perseus und die Tochter des äthiopischen Königs Kepheus und der Kassiopeia. Um die Hybris ihrer Mutter zu sühnen, soll Andromeda als Menschenopfer einem Seeungeheuer des Poseidon.
Flemish School, 17th Century. Perseus and Andromeda. Bukowskis
About Myths Perseus and Andromeda Perseus & Andromeda The story of Perseus and Andromeda derives from Greek mythology and contains very deep wisdom on the interactions of male and female energy. Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of Greek Mythology. He was the son of mighty Zeus and mortal Danae.
Perseus & Andromeda (Illustration) Ancient History Encyclopedia
Perseus and Andromeda is a 1622 painting in the Hermitage Museum by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens of the ancient Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda after the former's defeat of the Gorgon. The composition is similar to that of an earlier painting by Rubens, Perseus frees Andromeda (now Gemäldegalerie, Berlin ).
Perseus and Andromeda CharlesAntoine Coypel
Perseus' marriage with Andromeda is attested in the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women (Hes. F 135.6), and a mid-6th c. Corinthian vase painting shows him battling against the sea monster with her help (LIMC no. 1); but very little is known about pre-Euripidean versions of the story, which included a play by Sophocles (see below). For complete.
Perseus and Andromeda Painting by Peter Paul Rubens Pixels
Perseus and Andromeda 1580 - 1600. Oil on canvas. Room 040 Owing to the fascination exerted by Titian, copies of this work, one of the so-called poesie, which shows Andromeda being freed from a sea monster by the Greek hero Perseus, were requested repeatedly in the 16th and 17th centuries by the nobility of Spain and some foreign courts.
Art and Opinion — Perseus Rescuing Andromeda 1660 Adam Willaerts
The Family Tree of Perseus and Andromeda When Perseus rescued Andromeda from the sea monster, he did more than win the love of a foreign princess. He also founded a family that would influence Greece for centuries to come! Mike Greenberg, PhD Many people are familiar with the legend of Perseus and the Gorgon.
Perseus and Andromeda by vasoiko on DeviantArt
Perseus and his mission to kill the Medusa was one of the most renowned ancient legends in the Victorian era. Perseus, the son of Danaë and Zeus, was ordered to fetch the head of the Gorgon Medusa, whose magical power caused all who saw it to be turned to stone. Perseus is shown riding here on a winged horse, carrying the Medusa's head. He has come to the rescue of Andromeda, who is chained.
Perseus saves Andromeda from the sea monster with Medusa's severed head to turn it into stone
Perhaps the fresco of Perseus rescuing Andromeda was meant to remind the man of the house that he should treat his wife well (come to her rescue if needs be), while the picture of Medea suggested that disaster would befall the man and his household if he scorned her. A fresco from Pompeii shows Perseus helping Andromeda after defeating a sea.
Perseus and Andromeda Painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder
Perseus is about to rescue Andromeda from the ketos, a snaky sea monster painted in a brilliant blue-green palette. The creature raises his head with gigantic open jaws and frightful teeth toward Andromeda, who stands with outstretched arms in the center of the panel.
Perseus freeing Andromeda From the house of Dioscurides, Pompeii. Wall painting transferred to
Perseus and Andromeda is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian, now in the Wallace Collection in London. It was painted in 1554-1556 as part of a series of mythological paintings called " poesie " ("poetry") intended for King Philip II of Spain.
Kunstreproduktionen Perseus und Andromeda, 1679 von Pierre Mignard (16121695, France
The hero Perseus, son of Jupiter and Danaë, sees Andromeda while flying over Aethiopia and falls in love with her. He asks her parents for permission to marry her if he is able to save her; he subsequently kills the sea monster and rescues Andromeda.
Cast of relief showing Perseus and Andromeda Works of Art RA Collection Royal Academy of Arts
Perseus - the son of Zeus and all round talented warrior who is comes to wield the head of Medusa. Andromeda - the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, she is said to be very beautiful and is a hapless victim in this story. Cepheus - the king of Joppa and quite a weak willed individual. Cassiopeia - She was the wife of Cepheus.