tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571710227090796625.post8122987314472193116..comments2024-03-27T03:26:49.809-04:00Comments on Report from the Florida Zone: Lygia and the BullMeta-Oceanic Researchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08441508093701140948noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571710227090796625.post-65752601937530496962023-05-24T13:45:55.275-04:002023-05-24T13:45:55.275-04:00What the hell is a buzz kill?What the hell is a buzz kill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571710227090796625.post-1734676273604831952018-11-08T14:15:27.308-05:002018-11-08T14:15:27.308-05:00Moretti created a marble version of the scene that...Moretti created a marble version of the scene that included Ursus, Lygea's bodyguard, gripping the bull's horns and twisting its head. Unfortunately, the work, minus its horns and tail, was removed from the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, boxed up and stuffed in a storage shed. Its present location, if it still exists, is unknown. Here's an image of what it once looked like: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=statue&tbm=isch&tbs=simg:CAQSmQEJb8uJ_10WoLDkajQELEKjU2AQaBggUCAAIAwwLELCMpwgaYgpgCAMSKJ4S-gGfBZMDjAOdEvYBpQahBfkB0yzAJMEg_1jeGOPUtoS7YLKIu5yQaMP1es6XydlFxwDtK72590txrBEddpFkrGLuXjpSGmZlSC7hhnsnQlHO7jyPiXtE8QiAEDAsQjq7-CBoKCggIARIEji5JkQw&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiO5aHFtMXeAhWBmOAKHWZHBpIQ2A4IMSgB&biw=1600&bih=738#imgrc=1fMK1-SHsqKIAM. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550534252408054655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571710227090796625.post-312269866806817792018-07-18T13:26:50.739-04:002018-07-18T13:26:50.739-04:00I have this statute made from wood with man in fro...I have this statute made from wood with man in front of bull holding bull for the horns. On this statute name Alex and 1943 year. Maybe somebody know and can tell me what do I have. Zhanna Geskin. zgeskin@yahoo.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073101619384808446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571710227090796625.post-21412740849285335712015-08-11T13:34:30.165-04:002015-08-11T13:34:30.165-04:00It should be noted that there is Greek precedent f...It should be noted that there is Greek precedent for the tale of a woman killed by being tied to a bull - the story of Dirce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirce <br />Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnese_Bull Tom Matrullohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460789537848811061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571710227090796625.post-55099718518297017932015-06-29T16:48:00.899-04:002015-06-29T16:48:00.899-04:00The powerful image Lygia bound to the bull comes f...The powerful image Lygia bound to the bull comes from a fictional story Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz which in turn is derived from stories that Christian women were said to have been martyred by the Romans in a spectacle recreating the Greek legend of Dirce and the BullPólhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319794379394972643noreply@blogger.com