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Tuesday 26 October 2010

Fast feet

Speed in greek mythology


In ancient greek mythology many characters were known for their speed:

- Antilochus, that in the Trojan war was distingueshed for his swiftness on foot;


Antilochus on an Attic red-figure anphora, ca.470 BC, Louvre museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilochus


- Achilles, a Greek hero of the Trojan war, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad; he was known not only for his famous heel, but also for his strenght and fast feet, that made him earn the well-known ephitet.

Achilles Wounded in the Heel by Paris, 1850, plaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles


- Hermes, the great messenger of the Gods in Greek mythology: for this reason he had wings on his feet, in order to be very fast.

A canvas representing Hermes with wings on his feet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes

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