Landlocked Mermaid

Born on an island. I was made for the sea. Live for sunsets, salt and the ocean. Books are my escape, wind is my friend, mermaids are my family, the sun? my life. Stop resisting, just dive in.

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1-2. Mercury by Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) | 3. Bust of Hermes at the British Museum

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Portrait of a Young Woman, 1632, Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy. Dutch. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 54.PB.3.

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Leo live their lives in a way that is adventurous and pleasure seeking. They understand the precious value of life, therefore, they want to enjoy life to the fullest.

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Mermay 2020 by Solene Chaudois

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Details of The Two Crowns, 1900, by Frank Dicksee (1853-1928)

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Virginia Woolf, The Years

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“The sea seduced me,”

— Isidoros, tr. by Edwin Morgan, from “The Greek Antholohy and Other Ancient Epigrams,” (via violentwavesofemotion)

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Fun fact: According to Greek legend there was a famous prostitute who managed to avoid a death sentence by showing the judges her boobs and arguing that it would be a crime against the Gods to destroy something so beautiful. 

Before you ask, yes there are paintings of this. And yes, they’re amazing.

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I love history.

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Role models tho.

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The gay one

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No, but this is one of my absolute favorite bits of history! 

The courtesan named was named Phryne and she was indeed a renowned beauty, and was indeed was put on trial for a capital crime. And yes, the sum of her defense consisted of her stripping in court (helped by her lover/defendant) and asking the jury (all males) if they were prepared to destroy this. 

But this is actually a very interesting case of Values Dissonance - the capital crime she was accused of was blasphemy. In Ancient Greek society, exceptional beauty was a sign of favor from the gods, and they took the idea that beauty indicated goodness with great seriousness. They even called their nobles Kaloi k'Agathoi, “the Beautiful and the Good.” 

So by showing off her great physical beauty, Phryne was being very clever indeed, her argument essentially being “How could I possibly commit blasphemy if the gods have given me this body?“ 

God, I adore history. 

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”If these tits are legit, you must acquit.”

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Never destroy tits ~ Angel

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