#mortal man

[mythologypaintings]

Aurora and Cephalus

Artist: Marcantonio Franceschini (Italian, 1648-1729)

Date: n. d.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Property from a Distinguished Private collection, Washington, D.C.

Description

Aurora, the goddess of dawn, falls in love with a handsome mortal hunter named Cephalus and carries him off to the heavens while he sleeps.

Before this abduction, Cephalus was already married to a woman named Procris. According to the myth, the goddess of the hunt, Diana, gave Cephalus a magic hunting dog (Laelaps) and a javelin that never missed its target.

Franceschini’s composition typically captures the dynamic moment where the Goddess of Dawn tries to make Cephalus stray from his wife, but he rejects her advances, yearning only to return home to Procris. [1,

Though Aurora ultimately lets Cephalus return to his wife, the story ends tragically. Procris, fearing unfaithfulness, spies on her husband in the woods. Mistaking her rustling for a wild animal, Cephalus throws his magical, unerring javelin and accidentally kills his wife.

[tinababeh]

if you asked me what my favorite Kendrick track is

[lemonade-drlnker]

Let my words be your earth and moon, you consume every message

[kingslayher]

Mortal Man

[soapdispensersalesman]

Of course he does

[gottahavesoul]

Kendrick Lamar - Mortal Man (To Pimp A Butterfly, 2015)

"The caterpillar is a prisoner to the streets that conceived it Its only job is to eat or consume everything Around it, in order to protect itself from this mad city While consuming its environment the Caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive One thing it noticed is how much the World shuns him, but praises the butterfly The butterfly represents the talent, The thoughtfulness, and the beauty within the caterpillar But having a harsh outlook on life the caterpillar sees the Butterfly as weak and figures out A way to pimp it to his own benefits Already surrounded by this mad city the caterpillar Goes to work on the cocoon which institutionalizes him He can no longer see past his own thoughts He's trapped When trapped inside these walls certain ideas take roots, Such as going home, and bringing back new concepts to this mad city The result? Wings begin to emerge, breaking the cycle of feeling stagnant Finally free, the butterfly sheds light on situations that The caterpillar never considered, ending the internal struggle Although the butterfly and caterpillar are Completely different, they are one and the same."

[kirkypet]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28436547/chapters/90606256

IT’S FINISHED!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[badovertures]

when travis said

"seems like the life i need's a little distant;

back to the remedy;

sins controlling me,

angels, halos over me;

practice, oh no, never preach

(stop trying to play God Almighty)

cause they did not create commandments

the signal's far from what you can be

cause air traffic controls the landing"

and when kendrick said

"i remember you was conflicted,

misusing your influence, sometimes I did the same,

abusing my power, full of resentment

resentment that turned into a deep depression,

found myself screaming in the hotel room.

i didn’t wanna self destruct,

the evils of Lucy was all around me,

so I went running for answers."