INSIDE A MUSE II
HERSE Inspired Collectible Limited Edition silk scarf 90x90cm "Emphasis" Collection
HERSE Inspired Collectible Limited Edition silk scarf 90x90cm "Emphasis" Collection
Inspired by the myth of Narcissus.
‘He fell in love with his own reflection in the waters of a spring and pined away (or killed himself);’
One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo, an Oread (mountain nymph) saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him. Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shouted: “Who’s there?”. Echo repeated, “Who’s there?” She eventually revealed her identity and attempted to embrace him. He stepped away and told her to leave him alone. She was heartbroken and spent the rest of her life in lonely glens until nothing but an echo sound remained of her. Nemesis (as an aspect of Aphrodite), the goddess of revenge, learned of this story and decided to punish Narcissus. She lured him to a pool where he saw his own reflection. He did not realize it was only an image and fell in love with it. He eventually realized that his love could not be reciprocated and committed suicide.
‘He fell in love with his own reflection in the waters of a spring and pined away (or killed himself);’
One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo, an Oread (mountain nymph) saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him. Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shouted: “Who’s there?”. Echo repeated, “Who’s there?” She eventually revealed her identity and attempted to embrace him. He stepped away and told her to leave him alone. She was heartbroken and spent the rest of her life in lonely glens until nothing but an echo sound remained of her. Nemesis (as an aspect of Aphrodite), the goddess of revenge, learned of this story and decided to punish Narcissus. She lured him to a pool where he saw his own reflection. He did not realize it was only an image and fell in love with it. He eventually realized that his love could not be reciprocated and committed suicide.
ESCAPING ANIMAL I
HERSE Inspired Collectible Limited Edition silk scarf 90x90cm "Emphasis" Collection
Inspired by the Op Art movement Op Art was highly popularized in the 60’s and 70’s.
It was based on the aesthetic ideas of abstract patterns and high contrast,
often rendered in black and white.
APHROS
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Inspired from Greek poet Sappho's Hymn to Aphrodite
" Iridescent-throned Aphrodite, deathless
Child of Zeus, wile-weaver, I now implore you,
Don't--I beg you, Lady--with pains and torments
Crush down my spirit,
" Iridescent-throned Aphrodite, deathless
Child of Zeus, wile-weaver, I now implore you,
Don't--I beg you, Lady--with pains and torments
Crush down my spirit,
But before if ever you've heard my pleadings
Then return, as once when you left your father's
Golden house; you yoked to your shining car your
Wing-whirring sparrows;..."
Then return, as once when you left your father's
Golden house; you yoked to your shining car your
Wing-whirring sparrows;..."
TRANSCENDENTAL ODDITY
HERSE Inspired Collectible Limited Edition silk scarf 90x90cm "Emphasis" Collection
Inspired by Greek mythology. Lōtophagoi.
A race of people living on an island dominated by lotus plants.
The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were narcotic,
causing the people to sleep in peaceful apathy.
