Tag Archives: Omphale
The Herculean Task of Being a Woman
La Colonna dell’Immacolata c. 1880. Via Today, in Italy, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It celebrates “the sinless life of the Blessed Virgin” and officially begins the Christmas season. In Piazza di Spagna, there’s a tall column with … Continue reading
Posted in art, female consciousness, Rome/Italy
Tagged Alcmene, cross-dressing, Hera, Hercules, Immaculate Conception, Labours of Hercules, mythology, Omphale, Piazza di Spagna, Rome, Zeus
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Centered
Many years ago I participated in a Parian exhibition based on mythology. Using recycled materials, I made the above painting about Omphale and Hercules. The text is rewritten below: Ομφαλός. Hercules’ first home was his mother’s body. But once the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Books, People
Tagged Connie, Delphi, Hercules, Joan Didion, Omphale, Omphlos, Rhea, the Center, W. B. Yeats
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