#delphinum

[samirafee]

#DELPHINUM ELATUM - CANDLE LARKSPUR - HOHER RITTERSPORN

@samirafee

[twintailedsiren]

Between Circe and Charybdis: Scylla, with two tails

Scylla is a hybrid monster from Homer’s Odyssey, and to me, an exquisite emblem of feminine rage—as well as one of the grandmothers to the two tailed siren. Like the Scythian ancestral goddess, she’s also sometimes shown with two tails. Unlike that snake legged deity, or Typhon or the Giants, Scylla doesn’t get her double tails from literature. In the Odyssey, Scylla is described as having 12 feet, six necks, and rows of teeth— making her sound like a giant squid that howls like a dog. However, the first time Scylla appears in ancient art, in the fifth century BCE, she’s imagined as a woman with a single fish tail and dog heads around her waist.

A Scylla on an Etruscan grave in central Italy show her two tails braided or criss-crossed. This is similar to Typhon and other snaked-legged mermen from Etruscan art. If Typhon is the forerunner to the two-tailed Scylla, that would make literary sense: the writer Hyginus said Typhon was Scylla’s father. However, as most Scyllas aren’t shown with crossed tails, this is just an interesting parallel.

Left: Scylla, Etruscan stele, Bologna. Right: Two tailed, winged Typhon, about 540-530 BCE. Black figure hydria, Greek, Chalcidian. Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich.

Soon enough, Scylla finds the joys of uncrossing her tails: so much better to strangle men with. The Scylla on an Etruscan urn in the British Museum has snared two of Odysseus’ companions in the coils of her tails— and she is often shown attacking, either strangling men in her coils or her dogs biting limbs.

Two tailed Scylla, 200 BCE-100 BCE Etruscan urn, Siena, Italy. In the British Museum.

Two tailed Scyllas are common on urns and sarcophagi of Etruria, in central Italy, and she was a common design on urns, tombs and graves. 

In Etruria, the journey to the afterlife involved traveling by sea. Not enough Etruscan stories have survived the centuries, so we cannot know for sure—but with the number of Scyllas on tombs, urns, and grave gifts, it is clear that she was part of the soul’s journey to the afterlife. Perhaps she was a psychopomp, or she could have represented the trials one would face in the afterlife. Also, the Etruscans believed the underworld was in the west. Since Scylla’s home was thought to be the Straits of Messina, west of ancient Etruria, it’s easy to understand how she was associated with the underworld.

Two tailed Scylla, Etruscan urn. 3rd-2nd century BCE. Lourve museum. This Scylla's tails end in serpent heads, similar to some images of the Scythian ancestral goddess.

In addition to two tails and dogs around her waist, Estrucan Scyllas are often shown with a leaf skirt around their waist.

Two tailed Scylla with wings, holding two anchors. National Archeological Museum, Florence. 300 BCE. My photograph.

Like the Scythian goddess, Scylla is usually wearing a skirt over her genitals. Her arms are outstretched, but for different reasons: she holds anchors or brandishes oars. Or, in this lovely silver version, she hoists a boulder.

Two tailed Scylla medallion, silver gilt. Greek, (Tarentine,) 3rd Century BCE.

For all her aggression and stomach-turning lower body, her upper body follows Virgil’s description: a nymph, curvy and naked to the waist, her hair long, gold bracelets on her wrists. This Scylla is both erotic and deadly. Originally from the bottom of a drinking cup, the whirlpool Charybdis would be created whenever the cup was swirled. 

Interestingly, it sounds like poets ret-conned her two tailed appearance into literature. Roman poet Virgil says Scylla has more than one tail: he uses the plural “delphinum caudas,” meaning more than one tail in the original Latin. It sounds like he was looking at sculptures of Scylla for inspiration. Virgil repeats this motif, having Aeneas encounter “double-shaped Scyllas” when he descends to the underworld. 

Two-tailed Scylla and Cerberus, Tomb of the Reliefs, end of the 4th-beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Cerveteri, Italy.  Image via Wikipedia.

Scylla is next to Cerebus, Hades’ three-headed dog. She has an oar slung over her shoulder and wears a skirt over her two tails.

The two tailed Scylla was popular in other areas of the ancient world, showing up on Roman coins to flasks to large sculptures in Greece. She shows up with two tails on everything from Roman coins to flasks to large sculptures. An image on a mirror handle shows all things Scylla: two dogs protrude from either side of her body, she raises an oar or club in her left hand, and two curling tails rise on either side of her. She likely held a rock in her right hand. Intriguingly, this Scylla looks like she has fin-like wings open behind her. 

Two tailed Scylla holding an oar. From a vase or folding mirror, metal sheet. Workshop of Taras in Italy. Attic workshop. The Sanctuary of Dodona exhibit. 350-300 BCE, Athens National Museum.

There are many more images of two tailed Scyllas, which I’ll be talking about in upcoming posts. I’m going to end with a 1st century image of the Scythian ancestral goddess, which to me shows that these two figures may be influencing one another. I think the snake-legged Scythian goddess could have inspired Scylla’s two tailed, front-facing pose, while Scylla gave the Scythian goddess her leaf skirt.

Acroterion with a double-sided image of the Scythian goddess. 1st century BCE / 1st-2nd century CE. Limestone.

Pantikapaion necropolis, the north side of Mount Mithridates, Kerch. From the Exhibit “Treasures of Crimea. The Return.”

Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv.

Sources, on Scylla imagery:

de Grummond, Nancy T.. From Pergamon to Sperlonga: Sculpture and Context. Chapter: Gauls and Giants, Skylla and the Palladion: Some Responses by Nancy T. de Grummond. University of California Press, 2001. pages 258-264.

de Grummond, Nancy Thomson. Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2006.

Karydi, Elena Walter. "Dangerous Is Beautiful: The Elemental Qualities of a Hellenistic Scylla." In Regional Schools in Hellenistic Sculpture: Proceedings of an International Conference Held at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, March 15-17, 1996, edited by Olga Palagia and William Coulson: Oxbow Books Limited, 1998.

Shepard, Katharine. The Fish-Tailed Monster in Greek and Etruscan Art. New York: Private Printing, 1940.

For her literary description:

Scylla at the gates of the underworld, Vol. 1. 2 vols. Book VI, lines 285-287, page 553: Virgil. ———. "Works. English & Latin: Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneid I-Vi." In Works. English & Latin: Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneid I-VI, edited by G. P. Goold, Trans. Fairclough, H. Rushton. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999.

For the Latin, see the Latin Library.

[peppermints-and-lemon-zest]

Wow I'm just now realizing how little I post my art here woah ok uhhmm hold on let me just checks notes oh ok here we go woe dnd ocs be upon ye. (More descriptions for each character are in alt texts).

These two have full thumbnails and bgs because I've played them the most and also they was made for art fight

This is my spacefaring Delphi like delphiniums the flower she's a skittermamder basically a 6 armed little freakazoid like stitch (her design is based off a fennec fox and her colors are based on delphinums). Battle Squig for scale.

This is my most recent Dikaya pronounced like Dyke Kaya she's a lesbian from lesbos but like actually she's based very much on the Greek goddess themis also dike (pronounced like Nike with a d) and her name is a romanised version of the Greek word meaning literally justice (feminine first person adjective form) anyways she's blind (just like themis). In case you were wondering yes my blog title still applies yes I think of Themis constantly why do you ask?

Anyways this last one here is Kit also designated Rampart it's definitely not a self insert of Lemonzest not at all ignore the drawings of what Kit/rampart would look like in my actual every day clothes I'm sure that's unrelated mhm

[fox-bright]

Me, wrangling tray after tray of growth pots ten months ago: "Well, this is a huge amount of trouble and effort, but I won't be starting so many native pollinator plants next year, so at least I only have to do this once!"

Me looking at seed catalogs this year: "Wow, that liatris is pretty. And that bellflower. And I don't have any native ratibida, I should do some of that. And I didn't get any seeds off of the echinacea to start for this season, the goldfinches ate it all, which is what I *want,* but I really would like some more of those. And there's a native delphinum that blooms in July, wow! Howabout I just do...ten or fifteen varieties of native this year? That's only about a thousand new plants, no big deal, right?"

[namedafterflowerstournament]

Botanic Tournament : Main Bracket !

Poll 1 Round FF

Delphinium : larkspur's family

(Peony and delphinum)

[goulet-pencast]

Unleashing the Power of Shimmer Inks! In Episode 288 of Goulet Q&A, Brian shows you how to get the most out of shimmer inks, how left-handed nib grinds look, his second camera setup, good demonstrator pens for stain-prone inks, and more practical fountain pen knowledge. You'll also learn more than you thought you should know about the history of glitter. TIMESTAMPS: 01:00 Feedback 03:29 What makes the LAMY left handed nib special and is it worth it? 09:45 Good demonstrator pens for blue stainy inks 17:02 Best pens and paper for showing off shimmering ink 27:50 Pens to match Colorverse Fountain Pen Day LE ink 32:00 Troubleshooting a finicky TWSBI Vac700r 40:04 Brian's phone holder rig 45:22 Brian's Adventure Storytime 48:28 Fun Facts LINKS TO PRODUCTS FEATURED: LAMY nibs: https://ift.tt/Bz41FUW Platinum Preppy: https://ift.tt/c8KF4gC TWSBI ECO/ECO-T: https://ift.tt/ZOjsakv TWSBI 580, 580AL, & 580ALR: https://ift.tt/zZQ9KGt Pilot Explorer Clear: https://ift.tt/uQ8Xewm Noodler’s Ahab Clear: https://ift.tt/031auGd Kakimori Nibs: https://ift.tt/V7lGD8b TWSBI ECO Dark Sapphire: https://ift.tt/d6TNaoZ TWSBI 580ALR Navy: https://ift.tt/jFeaOCD TWSBI Kai LE: https://ift.tt/ilDY3pU Diplomat Magnum Indigo Blue: https://ift.tt/KAib1Jv Kaweco Liliput Fireblue: https://ift.tt/IZxlVyK Kaweco Supra Fireblue: https://ift.tt/neT07b9 Platinum #3776 Chartres Blue: https://ift.tt/MdDQRkE Edison Premiere Delphinum: https://ift.tt/GKyrJYp Pilot e95s: https://ift.tt/FNsytmB Pilot Explorer Red: https://ift.tt/lysBoWp Diplomat Aero Evergreen/Gold: https://ift.tt/Ay8w6hr Diplomat Aero Green: https://ift.tt/SqBWsvV SHOP at our store! https://ift.tt/g9aXr3D LEARN more on our blog! https://ift.tt/MpnTFwq LISTEN to The Goulet Pencast here: https://ift.tt/YigaKJA SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe ABOUT GOULET PENS: Brian & Rachel Goulet started The Goulet Pen Company in 2009 and you can see the evolution of our mom and pop into a full-blown company through this channel. We run a dedicated online store with fountain pens, ink, paper, and other fine writing accessories. Our goal with this channel is to provide fountain pen fans at all levels of experience with comprehensive product reviews, round ups, and how-to videos to answer all the fountain pen questions you may have. Shop at https://ift.tt/MJOCbAV. FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://ift.tt/vhgY7Fi Facebook: https://ift.tt/dx8kphK Twitter: https://twitter.com/gouletpens Pinterest: https://ift.tt/kXIHa5E Sign up for Emails: https://ift.tt/C0kzBmH Blog: https://ift.tt/MpnTFwq

[jade-escobar]

Outfit for: Wedding Day

Old: Gold & diamond necklace (gifted from her father, belonging to her late, paternal grandmother) New: Wedding dress, bought from the Disney wedding Tiana collection / pearl bracelet / ankle strap pumps Borrowed: Hair comb (borrowed from her longtime catering manger, Melissa) Blue: Tiffany aquamarine earrings from Rodrigo / cascade bouquet with blue delphinum / blue garter

[firstkeptdaughter]

UNUSUAL MUSE ASSOCIATIONS

Weather: Snow [specific phenomenon: snow donuts]

Sky: Clear vivid, blue sky

Color: Scarlett Red

Magic Power: Necromancy

Houseplant: Delphinum

Weapon: SMG, biotic Slam

Subject: A study of selected 20th century violin pieces

Social Media: LinkedIn

Make Up: Black eyeshadow

Fear: Losing Ori, or messing up her life

Ice Cube: Hexagon or Diamond

Method of Long-distance travel: Normandy

Art style: Abstract

Mythological creature: Siren

Stationery Piece: Fountain Pen

Three Emojis: 🎻🍷📋

Celestial body: Uranus

Tagged by: No one. Stole it, because I couldn’t find a source of this.

Tagging: Anyone who wants to do this + @virmireisms

[eopederson]

Purple Delphinium, Fairfax, 2020.

[debyh]

2 #Delphinum 🌾 Feito com canetinhas. 🌾 #SeasonalFloralChallenge #drawing #desenho #instaart #art #draw #sketch #arte #inspiration #instartist #creative #artoftheday #illustration #flower #artchallenge #flor #artstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CBZFK1Ajmod/?igshid=c5kd2xnkx97p

[nat-2]

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[melbournefreshflowers]

Happy Thursday flower fans! We have a Classique bouquet featuring Roses, Delphinum, Chrysanthemum and Alstroemeria 💐 a Gift that can make a statement! Send now - https://bit.ly/34rneEL

[awakeningthevioletswithin]

Fragments Of Sky 

Watercolor and Gouache On Bristol Board

9"x 12", 2019

Delphiniums

Private Collection

[cedar-glade]

Small splotches of electric blue dot the prairie from a glance, Delphinium exaltatum, state threatened in Ohio; around them some Allium cernuum and  Pycnanthemum virginianum mixed in with the Eryngium yuccifolium and the Monarda fistulosa.

Many species with white flowers attract more wasps then they do bees. These wasps are critical for ecosystem health and offering a predatory level to the food webs. Many bees and skippers seem to be more favorable of pink flowering species, while this is highly simplified information understanding this gives a person an idea of what insects and at what level of abundance they are present. Similarly with blue flowers many bees are attracted to them, Delphinium exaltatum is also know for attracting humming birds, hawkmoths, clearwings, and large butterflies and skippers. 

[noodlelion]

its retirin time, which is a Little stressful for me particularly because GOD theres so much to DO to him D:

After retiring Delphinium, I’ll have 4-5 gb left over for any oopsies, which i’m HOPING ill have none of.

So it begins. sadly, retiring delphinium. I wanna wait, but I’ve waited all day to get started, mostly after remembering how much of a pain its gonna be to apply the markings I can to my heir. Which!! I’ve decided on a name! yay, ill show him & announce the name when I finish him up