Category Archives: Things Past

Faix

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The Queen

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Sie haben mich gequält

They have tormented me Early and late Some with their love, Some with their hate. The wine I drank, The bread I ate, Some poisoned with love, Some poisoned with hate. Yet she who has grieved me Most of all, … Continue reading

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Cryptomnesia 6

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Thunderbird

Frontlet of Hawk or Thunderbird; Coast Tsimshian Frontlet, Frontlet ca 1840-1870 The Fenimore Art Museum

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Memento Mori Ring

  Late 17th century The Ashmolean Museum

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Personification 10

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Cryptomnesia

I wanted that girl more than I ever wanted anything. And I don’t mean I just wanted her body. That comes later in life. I wanted to love her and tousle her her and all the other, better things we … Continue reading

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The Ghost of Creusa Disappearing from Aeneas Near the Burning Wall of Troy

Early 19th Century Probably Italian The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artemis of Ephesus

Drawn by Giulio Romano 1514-1546 The British Museum The differences between the Greek or Roman Artemis and the Ephesian Artemis were very distinct. The former was chaste and innocent, while the latter was licentious. The symbolism of the Ephesian cult … Continue reading

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