The Punishment of the Arrogant Niobe by Diana and Apollo Pierre Charles Jombert (French; 1748–1825) ca. 1772 Oil paint on canvas, mounted on board The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
As a devotee and worshipper of both Apollo and Dionysus, I find the contrast in this artwork mildly comical.
I mean, you look at Apollo’s side and it’s so pristine. All the muses are beautifully dressed and involved in something productive or academic. Apollo is actually seated with some sense of authority. It’s a very beautiful scene.
And then you look over to Dionysus’ side…
… and the fucking tree is on fire.
No one is fully dressed, tits out everywhere, everyone’s drunk, no one is doing anything remotely productive, Dionysus is lounging around half naked.
I just- I love them both so much. Knowing them has made my life such an adventure ☀️
A solar bird with much the same symbolism as the eagle; it is an attribute of all sun gods and represents the heavens; power; royalty; nobility.
Like the eagle, it was regarded as being able to fly up to the sun and gaze on it without flinching.
Gods with a hawk, or hawk-headed, are sun gods.
Aztec: A messenger of the gods.
Egyptian: The royal bird; the Spirit; the soul; inspiration; the Bird of Khensu; Ra, the sun. Other gods with hawks, or hawk-headed, are Ptah, Horus, Mentu, Rehu, Sokar, Kebhsenuf. The hawk-headed crocodile is Sebek-Ra; the sphinx is sometimes hawk-headed. The hawk is also an emblem of Amenti, Great Mother and goddess of the West and the underworld.
Graeco-Roman: The ‘swift messenger of Apollo’; attribute of Circe.
Hindu: Gayatri, the hawk, brought soma from heaven. The hawk is also a vehicle of Indra.
Iranian: An attribute of Ahura Maxza, or Ormuzd, as light.
Mithraic: An attribute of Mithra as sun god.
[Source: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols by J.C. Cooper]
They said to me Apollon knows no love Nonsense, I replied For how could a god with so much melody in his heart, full of gold and silver, hyacinths and laurels know no love at all?
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