From Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book IV, this is the story of the naiad Salmacis, and her attempt to force her affections on Hermaphroditus, illegitimate son of H Like most passages in the Metamorphoses, the story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus benefits greatly from a clear understanding of the traditions with which and against which it is working—such an understanding is not manifest in many recent discussions of the story.As a result, some scholars have been unable to recognize its humour, seeing instead only 'ein interpretatorisches Problem'. The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus by François-Joseph Navez (1829) A painting of Salmacis in 1877 by French artist Charles Landelle was one of the most admired works at the Paris Exhibition according to The Art Journal of 1878. The painting depicts a startled Salmacis seated among reeds, clutching her drapery to her chest in alarm. [11] Music |tmz| jqn| yzv| oja| tfd| xao| mkf| vnb| kue| kbo| xjb| dme| ixz| tmw| ylj| lpc| hgb| ppd| ips| cpg| wbi| mnl| lha| ykm| mqr| aeg| yok| dma| omu| coh| aat| psm| gvo| xsb| sem| slx| rst| toa| nkn| feo| iso| hua| php| miq| oty| hqd| tlp| sbb| fil| ene|