Friday, October 10, 2008
Greek Histories of Damsels
Andromeda's mother offeneded Poseidon. Poseidon sent out a beast to take over the land and the parents of Andromedas atttached her to a rock in the sea for the beast to come after. Persus slayed the beast rescuing Andromeda. The nakedness of Andromeda chained to a rock became a famous intrest for painters.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Art Work
Archetype
An archetype is an original model of a person, object, or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, patterned, or emulated. In psychology, an archetype is a model of a person, personality, or behavior. (Wikipedia) The Damesel in Distress archetype is popular in many films and books. She is usually the young women captured by a villian or monster that requires a hero to rescue her. Another form of a Damsel in Distress archetype is also in magic. The females would be the assistant of the magician.
In the movie King Kong, Ann Darrow is sacraficed to the monsterous ape. The writter Andrew Erish said, "Gorilla's
In the movie King Kong, Ann Darrow is sacraficed to the monsterous ape. The writter Andrew Erish said, "Gorilla's
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