27 May, 2014
We've been readjusting to NOT being in Rome, and hope you all are well. I do have our frequent flier tickets for our 2015 return!
Please continue reading if you've ever been curious about
"the Minotaur, the Griffins,
the Chimeras,
the Gorgons, Pegasus,
the Sphinx, the Harpies,
the Chimeras,
the Gorgons, Pegasus,
the Sphinx, the Harpies,
the Sirens, the Satyrs,
the Centaurs,
the Hydra of Lerna,
Scylla and other
the Centaurs,
the Hydra of Lerna,
Scylla and other
sea monsters,
from the Orient to Greece,
from the Orient to Greece,
as well as to the
Etruscan, Italic and Roman world."
There is a fine exhibit at the National Museum of Roma, Palazzo Massimo, which we saw two months ago. It unfortunately ends on June 1, 2014.
There is a fine exhibit at the National Museum of Roma, Palazzo Massimo, which we saw two months ago. It unfortunately ends on June 1, 2014.
(upper left, terracotta statuette
of a Centaur, from 750-600 B.C.
Now in the Archeological
Museum of Nicosia, Cyprus.)
