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Yihua Zhen
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Series " INSPIRED BY CARAVAGGIO"
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The Abduction of Cassandra
Cassandra was the daughter of the King of Troy and a priestess of Apollo. Cassandra had a gift of prophecy; however, after spurning his advances, Apollo laid a curse that her prophecies would not be believed. After the successful ruse using the Trojan Horse, the Greeks sacked Troy. During the sack, Cassandra fled to the Temple of Pallas, clutching the wooden statue to request Athena's protection. Ajax the Lesser, one of the Greek warriors, sought Cassandra at the temple, dragged her from the statue and brutally raped her. As well as defiling the Temple, the rape was an act of sacrilege as Cassandra was a supplicant there and thus under the protection of Athena. This act of sacrilege was so severe that it angered the gods and led to the destruction of much of the Greek fleet, including Ajax's own death by drowning |
The Three Graces in Chaos.
Charites, three goddesses in Greek mythology (Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia), in whom beauty was deified
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