The Monster of Troy
The Monster of Troy
THE BOSS!!! on Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:31 pm
Originally posted on ff2/phantom foxes by rudy guest
The Monster of Troy
In a small glass case in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts lies a strange ancient Greek vase. This odd vase is covered by a series of strange paintings, including one which has bewildered archaeologists for centuries, because the head of the monster is a dinosaur and the image shows man and dinosaur coexist? The painting in question is the oldest illustration of the story of the Monster of Troy, a creature described in Homeric legends. The tale of the Monster of Troy was first told by Homer in the eighth century B.C. In this legend, a terrifying monster suddenly appeared on the Trojan coast after a flood, and began preying on the farmers in the neighborhood of Sigeum. The king's daughter, Hesione, was sent as a sacrifice to the monster, but according to the legend, Heracles arrives in time to kill it.
The painting on the Boston vase shows Hesione and Heracles confronting the monster, with Hesione throwing rocks at it and Hericles shooting arrows. Yet, it is the image of the monster that is most disturbing. The painter of this vase lived in Corinth, a Greek trade hub, and painted the picture of the Monster sometime near 550 B.C.
The Monster of Troy
In a small glass case in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts lies a strange ancient Greek vase. This odd vase is covered by a series of strange paintings, including one which has bewildered archaeologists for centuries, because the head of the monster is a dinosaur and the image shows man and dinosaur coexist? The painting in question is the oldest illustration of the story of the Monster of Troy, a creature described in Homeric legends. The tale of the Monster of Troy was first told by Homer in the eighth century B.C. In this legend, a terrifying monster suddenly appeared on the Trojan coast after a flood, and began preying on the farmers in the neighborhood of Sigeum. The king's daughter, Hesione, was sent as a sacrifice to the monster, but according to the legend, Heracles arrives in time to kill it.
The painting on the Boston vase shows Hesione and Heracles confronting the monster, with Hesione throwing rocks at it and Hericles shooting arrows. Yet, it is the image of the monster that is most disturbing. The painter of this vase lived in Corinth, a Greek trade hub, and painted the picture of the Monster sometime near 550 B.C.
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