Love Death Painting

An ancient myth of Hero and Leander, in my home town Dardanelles (Çanakkale) inspired this work: Hero and Leander is the myth in my home town, relating the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont (today's Dardanelles-Canakkale strait), and a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her. Hero would light a lamp at the top of her tower to guide his way. Succumbing to Leander's soft words and to his argument that Aphrodite, as the goddess of love, would scorn the worship of a virgin, Hero allowed him to make love to her. These trysts lasted through the warm summer. But one stormy winter night, the waves tossed Leander in the sea and the breezes blew out Hero's light; Leander lost his way and was drowned. When Hero saw his dead body, she threw herself over the edge of the tower to her death to be with him.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:41.7 W x 39.4 H x 0.8 D in

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