Nexius_Lobster@lemmy.worldM to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe Abduction of Ganymede by Rembrandt van Rijn (1635)NSFWlemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up142arrow-down1imageThe Abduction of Ganymede by Rembrandt van Rijn (1635)NSFWlemmy.worldNexius_Lobster@lemmy.worldM to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelobutlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year ago “Ganymede was a beautiful Trojan prince who caught the eye of Zeus. Zeus sent His eagle down to bring Ganymede to Olympus to be His cup-bearer.” – an excerpt from the Hellenic Temple of Apollon, Zeus, and Pan[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Ganymede_(Mazza)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Ganymede_(Mazza)
“Cup bearer”