#trojan hero

[mythologypaintings]

Aeneas Defeating Turnus

Artist: Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)

Date: 1868

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Description

Aeneas Defeating Turnus is a dynamic Baroque masterpiece depicting the climax of Virgil’s Aeneid. It captures the exact moment the Trojan hero triumphs over his rival, a tragic turning point that secures the founding of Rome.

[7pleiades7]

Aeneas becomes a God (also known as Venus Healing Aeneas and Venus Pouring a Balm on the Wound of Aeneas) (c. 1820) by Merry-Joseph Blondel (French, 1781 – 1853), oil on canvas, 127 cm x 96 cm, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

[hekioftroy]

Wait omg I meant Scamandrius/Astyanax

Oh I was almost sure someone would ask me about my son. Let me explain it to you yes?

Honestly, it is pretty simple I just do not want my son online. There is enough going on without me putting his life out there for everyone to see. I am already dealing with enough trying to keep him safe 😮‍💨.

He is my son, and I would do anything to protect him. I actually looove talking about him, he is such a smart little prince but at the same time it still means keeping his life private. He is just a little boy, and he deserves to grow up without being a topic of conversation for strangers.

Besides, I have heard rumors that Odysseus and Achilles are on Tumblr too? Soo..uh let us not give them any dumb ideas. 😬

Please dont think i dont love him though. I do love him with all my heart ❤️

[mythologypaintings]

Hector Taking Leave of Andromache

Artist: Angelica Kauffman RA (Swiss, 1741-1807)

Date: Exhibited 1768

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Trust Collections, London, United Kingdom

Description

Hector Taking Leave of Andromache depicts a famous episode from Homer’s great epic, The Iliad: the doomed Trojan hero, Hector, heading for battle, bids a reluctant, lingering but ultimately steadfast farewell to his wife Andromache and their child, Astyanax.

Hector and Andromache hold hands and gaze tenderly at each other, contrasting with their son, Astyanax, who looks at the nurse’s eyes instead of his father's, potentially referencing the boy’s fear of Hector’s ‘nodding’ helmet in the Iliad.

[hekioftroy]

how old are you?

What happened to never ask a warrior his age? 😔

This war has been raging outside of our walls for 9 years now and I wish I could have spent my twenties doing something other than fighting. I am 32 now. Aging is a beautiful thing though, and I hope this process will not be taken away from me prematurely.

[deathandmysticism]

Wenceslaus Hollar, Aeneas in the Underworld, 17th century