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Laodamia (1878)

by George William Joy

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Laodamia (1878) by George William Joy (Irish, 1844 – 1925) oil on canvas, 107.3 × 153.3 cm (42.2 × 60.3 in), Portsmouth Museums

#Laodamia #george william joy #painting #my upload #oil on canvas #art #19th century #Laodamia depicts the tragic Greek mythological figure in a moment of overwhelmed grief and yearning #The artwork captures the fatal consequences of ungovernable earthly passion #and the conflict between human desire and divine fate #In Greek mythology Laodamia was the wife of Protesilaus the first Greek soldier to die in the Trojan War #Overcome by sorrow she begged the gods to let her see her husband just once more #Hermes granted her wish allowing Protesilaus to return from the Underworld for three hours #When the time was up and he had to return to the dead Laodamia was so devastated that she killed herself to be reunited with him #Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1878 Joy's painting was heavily inspired by William Wordsworth’s famous narrative poem Laodamia #Ungovernable Love: The poem and painting serve as a moral lesson #In the story Protesilaus warns Laodamia to control her rebellious passion and accept his tragic fate as ordained by the gods #Grief and Idolatry: Her inability to let go of her physical attachment to her husband symbolizes the weakness of a soul that places earthly #human love above spiritual resignation and divine law #Artistic Style: Painted as a bold academic nude the piece reflects Joy's French classical training and his pursuit of the perfect #emotive female form. It portrays her as a deeply tragic heroine surrendering entirely to her heartbreak

so from what i'm gathering. Hyapollo happens in the Silver Age of humanity.

because.

Laodamia (Sister of Hyacinthus) -> Married to Arcus, Callisto's son

Callisto -> Daughter of Lycaon

Lycaon and the impiety of the people were the catalyst for Zeus absolutely flooding the world.

this also doubles as a cool explanation as to why the gods really really liked Hyacinthus.

because he was pious in a world of impiety.

also Tantalus happens before Hyapollo at some point because his son Pelops has a son who marries Hyacinthus's OTHER sister Hegesandra.

maaaaaaan i should just revamp my timeline full stop. everyone ignore the one i have on ao3 it's gonna need MAJOR revisions sob sob

#ramblings of an oracle #song i'm currently listening to: the subway by chappell roan #as we should #hyapollo #greek mythology #hyacinthus #laodamia #callisto #lycaon #tantalus #pelops #arcus #hegesandra

I've been trying to find the names of Sarpedon's wife and son, but in the meanwhile here's some other members of his family

Homer's Iliad, 5.

Homer's Iliad, 6.

Vergil's Aeneid, 9.

Vergil's Aeneid, 10.

And for the variant where his mother is Europa:

Apollodorus' Library, 3.

Diodorus Siculus, 5.

#theres got to be some random iliad scholia with their names #but if there is i havent found it #sarpedon #zeus #laodamia #bellerophon #antiphates #clarus #thaemon #europa #miletus #minos #tagamemnon #trojan war #mop

It's funny how Polyboea wasn't 100% confirmed to have become a virgin huntress of Artemis but still had tangible relationships with Artemis' other huntresses or companions.

Her maternal great-grandmother Taygete was one of the Pleiades who were close to Artemis.

Her sister Laodamia married Arcas, the son of Callisto.

Her great-grandniece Phylonoe was included in Artemis' retinue.

#can you tell i'm VERY interested in the Spartan family?#anyways i've been on a roll with Polyboea #she got like one (1) mention by Pausanias but i love her #polyboea #artemis #taygete #laodamia #arcas #callisto #phylonoe

something about laodamia and polyboea being two sides of the same coin or whatever

i was still upset that i didnt get to write more about her so here’s ?something?

#de hyacinth writing #the apollumi tag #apollumi #greek mythology #greek myth fic #laodamia #hyacinthus #arcas #polyboea

Laodamia

~George William Joy (1844-1925)~

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