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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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8 November
Framed Ivy with Lions on via Villa Albani, Rome. English ivy has no backbone so it clings and crawls. And wraps itself around anything it can. Thanks to their lusty affair, Semele and Zeus were about to have a baby. … Continue reading



