Tag Archives: Greek Mythology

a-maze-ing: of minotaurs and men

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Dave

Once you are in you’re in. If you make a myth your matrix and if that myth is centered upon as ancient and potent a concept as the Labyrinth, you build it around yourself without becoming aware that you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Arkville Maze, Armand G. Erpf, Greek Mythology, Homer The Iliad, Icarus greek myth, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Michael Ayrnton, myth of Daedelus, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Virgil the Aeneid | 1 Comment

TROY AS MYTHOLOGICAL PLOY & APHRODITE AS TOY

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Dave

”The three goddesses (Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite) asked Zeus to present the apple of discord — a beautiful gold sphere — to the one who deserved the title kallista ‘most beautiful’. I know some of the other gods were surprised … Continue reading →