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secure muses, who sees such illustrations for the first time: | |
| What are the for ; Creatures? ; | | | | | | |
| are Silene . | | | | |
| | | in Majuskeln | Singular | Plural | |
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| In Latin characters | SILENOI | Silenos | Silenoi | |
| on Latin | | SILENI | Silenus | Sileni | |
| in German | | SILENE | of Silenus | the Silene | |
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These are characters who already knows the ancient Greek mythology. Silene are two-legged creature: navel- |
up human form, navel down horse forms. The Silene love socializing, wine, dance, music |
and everything else belongs to a peaceful, pleasurable hilarious and loving life. |
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So I chose me to my small and large |
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messenger of joy | |
Old Silene - Papasilene welcomed - considered life-wise, gentle and wise. you want to seer gifts have. |
Such Silenus was the teacher and teachers of the Greek god Dionysus in his childhood and youth. |
Later, the sensuous Silene are the companions and helpers of the adult "wine" - God. |
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Silene were praised for their artful flute. This shows their special musical ability. |
The obvious versatile Silene are also Hephaestus, the god of fire and technical |
arts helping hand. | | | | | |
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Häufig wurden auf antiken Keramiken die stets unbekleideten Silene, an ihren Pferdeschweifen erkennbar, bei |
ihrem Treiben abgebildet. | | | | | |
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The horse-faceted Silene ancient Greece lived in the Roman dominated Fine Art of Re-naissance |
and then not have a rebirth. | | | |
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The comparable Figures of the creative artists of the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and the following |
following art periods are called now and again "Silene" but see the horned goat-like, shaggy |
figures of satyrs, but now Satyressen and female together with their children. | |
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look for - among others - to: P. di Cosomo, A. Carracci, Rubens, GDTiepolo, Clodion, H. Böcklin |
; F. von Stuck, Hans Thoma, Norman Lindsay, etc. | | | |
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As you can see here: I let the Silene act again! | | | | | |
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role models for their male and female figures are the Silene that show up like this: |
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human are: Antltz with head and main- beard and hair, body, arms and |
hands, posture and walking upright on two legs |
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; horses varied are: the ears, (back) legs with hooves, genital area, the tail |
| the shimmering fur that with the exception of the face and Huh be, |
| short haired, tight and even, in colors that we know of steeds, |
| ; of Silene body and limbs protects and decorates. | |
| If it is appropriate to, the Silene on their limbs as |
| ; move other quadrupeds . | | | |
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join obtain Thus the male Silenus ( Sileno ) the female Silena and Children: |
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Copyright by | Silenolo Silenella. | |
text and drawings: Hans-Joachim Jähnichen | | | | | | | D-53343 Wachtberg on 9 March 2010 |