Beautiful Sin: Invidia (revised) by summer1412

Poser • Mythology • posted on Nov 10, 2010

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Source: Wikipedia In Roman mythology, Invidia was the sense of envy or jealousy, who might be personified, for strictly literary purposes, as a goddess, a Roman equivalent to Nemesis in Greek mythology. The Romans used one word, invidia, to cover the range of two Greek words, Nemesis and Phthonus. Invidia is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and becomes more concrete, invariably depicted as a woman, in Late Gothic and Renaissance iconography. ... Envy (also called invidiousness) may be defined as an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it." It can also derive from a sense of low self-esteem that results from an upward social comparison threatening a person's self image: another person has something that the envier considers to be important to have. If the other person is perceived to be similar to the envier, the aroused envy will be particularly intense, because it signals to the envier that it just as well could have been him or her who had the desired object. ~*~ A remake of an image I did last year, revised to my liking a bit better. There was nothing wrong with the first picture, but I just wanted to update it a little bit and change her expression. I plan on continuing the series as best I can over the next few months, starting with the revision of Wrath and then making Vanity, if all goes well. Again, the Beautiful Sin series will be done in more of a portraiture style. It'll be an interesting challenge. Sorry I've been distant with comments and posts lately... Been rather somber and introverted. A blessed Samhain to all those who celebrate, belated as the wish may be. I look forward to posting again soon. My love to everyone. Thanks for viewing, comments welcome as always.