[the-cuix]

[mythical-art]

Moonbeams dipping into the Sea by Evelyn De Morgan (19th-20th century, oil on canvas)

[artemlegere]

The Siren

Artist: John William Waterhouse (English, 1849-1917)

Date: c. 1900

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Private Collection

Description

The painting depicts a siren sitting at the edge of a cliff, lyre in hand, staring down at a shipwrecked sailor floating in water, who in turn is staring up at her.

‘Oh happy seafarers are ye And surely all your ills are past, And toil upon the land and sea, Since ye are brought to us at last; But now, but now, when ye have lain Asleep with us a little while Beneath the washing of the main, How calm shall be your waking smile!’ William Morris, Life and Death of Jason, 1867

In the aftermath of a shipwreck, an exhausted survivor struggles towards the safety of the shore. He clings to an algae-clad rock without the strength to pull himself from the dark waters that surge and ebb around him. The treacherous currents and undertows threaten to pull him under the waves and almost all his strength is gone. At this moment of crisis, he is surprised by the beautiful vision of a young girl sitting on the rock above him with pearly-white skin and with lips parted in song. Her passive expression is enigmatic and whether she will help him or harm him we cannot know but we can be sure that he is spellbound by her pale beauty and magic song. Her abalone-shell harp and pearl hair decoration identify her as one of the sirens – ancient beguiling enchantresses of the ocean who lured mariners to their doom with their seductive song. The lower part of her legs, splashed by the spray of the sea, are magically transformed into the glistening fish scales and fins of a mermaid. Her hair is the auburn hue that in the nineteenth century became a potent symbol of the femme fatale. But she is not the vicious predatory sea-creature painted in continental Europe by the likes of Arnold Bocklin, Franz von Stuck or Gustave Moreau. She appears innocent of the harm her singing has caused and continues to pluck at the strings of her harp and gaze down at the drowning sailor below, as curious of him as he is of her.

[the-evil-clergyman]

A Mermaid by John William Waterhouse (1900)

[northirish]

The first rule of violent trench warfare is to have fun and be yourself

[northirish]

The second rule is DONT GET YOUR FUCKING FEET WET

[leatherandmossprints]

‘Echo and Narcissus’ (detail) by John William Waterhouse, c. 1903.

[draconym]

I think it sucks that you have to go to so many different kinds of doctor to take care of yourself. It's the 21st century. I should be able to go to a single office where they scan me with a big xerox machine and tell me what I'm allergic to and why my tummy hurts and if I have any cancer or cavities or if my glasses prescription has changed. And then I should get a sticker.

[afloweroutofstone]

When is Dick Cheney just gonna die already

[afloweroutofstone]

11 years later

[gnossienne]

Herbert James Draper, The Lament for Icarus (1898) (detail)

[professional-outsider]

Friday night Xena x Callisto from my patreon

[wizardarchetypes]

Normally you'd be right about gay fanart of media from the 90s but just this once it's actually like this.

[bloodraven55]

never forget when saruman literally told gandalf "you've been smoking too much weed bro"

[chasetriesagain]

"You're smoking too much weed," says the guy who got addicted to manosphere podcasts on his orb and started a fascist militia with a side hobby of deliberate environmental destruction. Started cutting down trees to own the woke elves.

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

This is somehow both the best and worst summary of the plot of these movies AMAZING :D

Saruman, after subscribing to Sauron's youtube channel: There are very fine people on both sides, Gandalf....

Gandalf: ......................................

When did Saruman the Wise abandon reason for madness?

Saruman, later that day: I HAVE LOST A FRIEND TO "SOCIAL JUSTICE"

[ryebreadgf]

god said let's give this bitch so much self awareness it's going to stop her from doing literally anything

[relelvance]

Someone should invent a word for when you’re jumping and popping

[vympr]

pumping

[relelvance]

Not quite but I would never correct a woman

[vympr]

im a white boy

[relelvance]

*collars you* You’re my pet now 

[vympr]

this is Biden’s America

[catchymemes]

[mananabuffins]

aight im drunk im 22 im cis im 99% sure this is a trans guy meme but,,, i experiuence this too dont worry this is a male experience i love u all ur wonderful and strong

[mananabuffins]

I meant to add captuons like ur calid and all thar shit vut i hit the wronfg button oops

[anarchobitchist]

Cis allies if you’re not on his level don’t even try

[fakethenip-deactivated20220809]

i know that pegging meme was a ruse cuz you never see those women talking about wanting to destroy men’s buttholes. it’s purely symbolic pegging

[fakethenip-deactivated20220809]

straight women will say “men get pegged” but then refuse to eroticize men’s holes

[yikesthesebikes]

Follow me if you like to eroticize and eradicate mens buttholes.

[theproblematicblogger]

[mylifeisafatigueeffect]

I mean potential adventure…

[shittymoviedetails]

In Frozen (2013), Anna sings about how she is so alone, despite having dozens of servants that work in the castle daily. This is because royalty don’t see staff as people, but more like a kind of mobile furniture. She would rather talk to paintings than to speak with Kai, her lifelong valet.