Daedalus

pauldrobertson
Daedalus by pauldrobertson

Daedalus

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I always thought it was kind of weird how things tended to get named after Icarus and Daedulas got left out a lot. I mean, he was the guy who built the damned wings, after all. The sea where Icarus fell is even called the Icarian.
Daeduls did some other cool stuff to, though some of it is pretty damned weird. His statues were so lifelike they had to be chained down to stop them from running away. He built the palace of the king Minos, sure yeah, palace architect, that’s cool, but: well Poseidon sent a white bull out of the ocean to show how Minos was entitled to rule Crete. He didn’t want to sacrifice the nice shiny bull, which really pissed Poseidon off, so he cursed Minos’ wife, Pasiphae, to fancy the hell out of the bull. I mean sexually. She wanted some bull lovin’. This led her to get Daedalus to make her a FAKE COW to clime into so she could root the bull. Which she did.
Then she gave birth to the Minotaur. Daedalus built the labyrinth for it to hang out in and they fed it with seven boys and seven girls every year. One might think it would have been vegetarian. Theseus came along and killed it, anyway.
Daedalus and Icarus were imprisoned by Minos (for revealing the secret to the labyrinth, one would think he would be more annoyed at the fake cow thing) and it was then that he built the wings and flew away which we have all wanted to do when stuck at someon’e house who is watching reality tv.

I think this line is from Chatterton, an 18thc poet who suicided at 18:

“GIVE US WINGS WINGS WINGS! THOUGH WE PLUNGE INTO THE SEA!”

Daedalus belongs to the following groups:

Greek and Roman Mythology, Realist Traditional Art, Spiritual Art, The Artistic Nude, The Male Nude and WA Red Bubbles
  • Tom Godfrey

    Tom Godfrey, about 1 year ago

    Fantastic Paul – great skill. I’m a pastel man myself when I’m not tooning around :)

  • Juilee Pryor

    Juilee Pryor, about 1 year ago

    Fantastic indeed Paul. Wonderful image and lovely story. Well done you .

  • Ange

    Ange, about 1 year ago

    hello paul, a very beautiful pastel…

    both my parents are from the island crete in greece, i know the minoan myths/stories very well (intense stuff i know!)...the minoan ruins are nothing short of amazing.

  • hatefueled

    hatefueled, about 1 year ago

    Hey Ange, thats awsome!
    Paula, love all your work so much. the beckground in this one is so cool! and it contrasts the figure, helps it stand out so much, job well done!

  • Ange

    Ange, about 1 year ago

    ...really love your paintings Paul…& hey hatefuelled yep, the Cretans have fire in their blood, a don’t mess with me reputation of sorts but add to that surreal mythical stories & yes I could go on…(but no really they’re lovely people!). But I’ve got fire in my soul alright.

  • hatefueled

    hatefueled, about 1 year ago

    hot. he he :)

  • pauldrobertson

    pauldrobertson, about 1 year ago

    thank you, as always ms hatefueled. agreed. ange is hot. thihnk she lives in sydney sigh…

    thank you ange!

  • Ange

    Ange, about 1 year ago

    Cheers Paul:) huge smile…love your work!
    I’m a Sydney gal born in Newtown of all places.

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway, about 1 year ago

    Stunning work Paul…another magical piece!

  • Adrienne Borders

    Adrienne Borders, about 1 year ago

    I love this. The movement in this piece is amazing; plus my dad used to read minoan stories to me as a child, so i get a bit of a warm fuzzy feeling when i look at it:)

  • Ashlee Y

    Ashlee Y, 12 months ago

    awsome story. i love greek mythology (and things along those lines) stories.

  • pauldrobertson

    pauldrobertson, 12 months ago

    me too! thanks everyone… had not realised this had garnered such a reaction. greekl mythology is my favourite they were all… such … sluts…. :)

  • Michelle Hitt

    Michelle Hitt, 11 months ago

    Amazing. You’re very talented.

    :-)

  • Suzanne German

    Suzanne German, 11 months ago

    very good work paul1 (I don’t feel qualified in the least to make that comment actually ) – awe struck at the detail in your handiwork!

    PS – Also LMHO at the description – the way you’ve worded the whole bull/ cow thing!
    They sure were a bunch of twisted people – these figures of greek mythology!

    cheers
    SG

  • shayne2011

    shayne2011, 11 months ago

    Outstanding, Paul, and I love all the thought that goes into your work. I did a painting of Icarus and Daedulas a long time ago, I used them as an analogy of how we are heading for a fall if we keep flying too high…I’ll put it up later just out of interest.

  • pauldrobertson

    pauldrobertson, 11 months ago

    suzanne – thanks! greek myth is my favourite.

    randy gods!

  • pauldrobertson

    pauldrobertson, 11 months ago

    thanks… pride comes before a fall and all that. i dig the tower of babel myth too. though it doesn’t really ‘stand up’ in modern times… heh. bad pun. email me if you post that piece on icarus and daedalus

  • Michael J Armijo

    Michael J Armijo, 11 months ago

    It has a MICHAEL The Archangel feel to me. :)

  • pauldrobertson

    pauldrobertson, 11 months ago

    yeh. bit buff for an inventor maybe?

  • Kirsty Semple

    Kirsty Semple, 10 months ago

    Wonderful image!

  • mysteryfaith

    mysteryfaith, 7 months ago

    I do believe in angels.. both good and bad angels.. angels on assignments on earth.. the good ones out number the bad ones by far.. in experience.. human encounters with angels.. I believe it does happen.. today..on this earth..this is a nice piece.. has a spiritual feel to it

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