EPISODE TWELVE:
“ROSIE, YOU’RE ALL RIGHT”
EOS PURSUING HER LOVERS
The subject of Eos literally chasing after the young men she is cursed to desire was a common subject on pottery from Athens around 500 BC. Here are a few examples.
THE OTHER CHARIOT OF FIRE
In contrast to her depiction in undignified pursuit of young men, Eos is also depicted leading her team of horses ahead of her (more famous) brother Helios, the god of the sun.
AURORA (DAWN)
Guido Reni’s Aurora, painted in 1614 for the Roman Cardinal Scipione Borghese for the ceiling of his small summer house known as the Casino dell’Aurora, is a masterpiece of Baroque art. …