~ * FUTURE'S EYES * ~ by luciferino
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Description
The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess. (Other schools of thought suggest that the word may have come from Arabic.) The earlier oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, "who admittedly are known only through legend" (Burkert 1985 p 117) prophesied at certain holy sites, probably all of pre-Indo-European origin[citation needed], under the divine influence of a deity, originally one of the chthonic earth-goddesses. Later in antiquity, sibyls wandered from place to place.
Homer seems to have been unaware of a Sibyl. "Frenzied women from whose lips the god speaks are recorded very much earlier in the Near East, as in Mari in the second millennium and in Assyria in the first millennium" (Burkert 1985, p 116). The first Greek writer, so far as we know, who mentions a sibyl is Heraclitus, in the fifth century BC: 'The Sibyl, with frenzied mouth uttering things not to be laughed at, unadorned and unperfumed, yet reaches to a thousand years with her voice by aid of the god.' (Heraclitus, fragment 12)
Until the literary elaborations of Roman writers, sibyls are not identified by a personal name, but by names that refer to the location of their temenos, or shrine.In Pausanias, Description of Greece, the first Sibyl at Delphi mentioned ("the former" [earlier]) was of great antiquity, and was thought to have been given the name "sibyl" by the Libyans. Sir James Frazer calls this text defective. The second Sibyl, referred to by Pausanias, and named "Herophile", seems to have been based ultimately in Samos, but visited other shrines, Delphi, etc. and sang there, but that at the same time, Delphi had its own sibyl.
Sibylline books
The sayings of sibyls and oracles were notoriously open to interpretation (compare Nostradamus) and were constantly used for both civil and cult propaganda. The Sibylline Books are not the same as the Sibylline Oracles. The Roman Sibylline Books were quite different in character from the preserved Sibylline Oracles, which typically predict disasters rather than prescribe solutions. Some genuine Sibylline verses are preserved in the Book of Marvels of Phlegon of Tralles (2nd century CE).
The oldest collection of written Sibylline Books appears to have been made about the time of Solon and Cyrus at Gergis on Mount Ida in the Troad. The sibyl, who was born near there, at Marpessus, and whose tomb was later marked by the temple of Apollo built upon the archaic site, appears on the coins of Gergis, ca 400–350 BCE. (cf. Phlegon, quoted in the 5th century geographical dictionary of Stephanus of Byzantium, under 'Gergis'). Other places claimed to have been her home. The sibylline collection at Gergis was attributed to the Hellespontine Sibyl and was preserved in the temple of Apollo at Gergis. Thence it passed to Erythrae, where it became famous. It was this very collection, it would appear, which found its way to Cumae and from Cumae to Rome. Gergis, a city of Dardania in the Troad, a settlement of the ancient Teucri, and, consequently, a town of very great antiquity (Herodotus iv: 122). Gergis, according to Xenophon, was a place of much strength. It had a temple sacred to Apollo Gergithius, and was said to have given birth to the Sibyl, who is sometimes called Erythraea, from Erythrae, a small place on Mount Ida (Dionysius of Halicarnassus i. 55), and at others Gergithia ('of Gergis').
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I want tel thanks to all you that have give me the courage and the strong to continue mine art.
I feel your love and your friendship and i want tell at every people that have commented mine last image that it was for me a very bright light of hope for mine future.
Thanks mine friends, your commentsand support are in this period of mine life a very gift of the angels..... Thanks
I hope also this image like you..
Kisses your Orietta
Comments (53)
RodolfoCiminelli
Un impressionante e spettacolare ritraggo Orietta......!!! Fantastico headpiece......!!
B_PEACOCK
I truly think that your art is always amazing.But really a good release for you especially now.I know you are far away but know that my love and prayers are always with you my friend.I truly care about you and know that I am always here for you.You have been a long time friend here and we have both been through a lot together ups and downs. Love and many blessings and I pray for peace for you Ori. Huge Hugs Oh and very lovey image to ;)
Ravenlady
A very creative and cool portrait! splendid
morganahope
GORGEOUS !! LOVELY COLOR EYES !!
Aral3D
Awesome portrait!!!Stunning close up and eyes!
RGUS
Oh yes.. now this is FANTASTIC... I really love that face paint!
scifibabe
Gorgeous work! Love the eyes especially but the detail in everything is fantastic. Wonderful colors and great lighting. Excellent text about sibyls and oracles - very interesting and educational. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Miska7
Nice portrait. Great lighting and textures! Well done.
FS
Wonderful colors and composition!!Excellent image!!
imaga
Impresionante!!! muy bien hecho y la información es muy interesante también
Tracesl
excellent! beautiful portrait/character.
Magick_Lady
its a stunning portrait , lovewhat you did on that face :))))))))))
Bernado
Awesome lighting and colours. Nice lighting. Beautiful portrait.
femalien
BELLISSIMA! Si sente il potere, il mistero nei suoi occhi, c;e tanta energia e bellezza qui. Sono davvero impressionata dalla tua sibilla. Ti abbraccio e ti auguro tutto il bene nel mondo, Ori. Tu sei forte e vedrai che i giorni felici verrano di nuovo per te.
philiplopezjr
You are a beacon of grace on a cold-hearted world, keep up your art work it is wonderful to behold.
amanda_a42
An extraordinary portrait Orietta, captivating!
missgrin
Fantastic portrait...
Igolochka
Gorgeous character and awesome work! Like the colors and lightning!
SIGMAWORLD
What a great picture! I love it!
prae
Amazing image
svendsen
Simply amazing... :o)
brewgirlca
Fantastic depiction of one of the essential beings of western spiritual civilization. Your thorough description of these entities is amazing. I wish you well. Blessed be. And thank you for doing these works.
kassad
Great creation and colors. B->