tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188095128035151601.post7409460775803253432..comments2024-03-19T00:28:50.450-07:00Comments on Necropolis Now: Roman ReligionCaroline Tullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18295336008587199702noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188095128035151601.post-30961658136753888412016-10-16T23:49:32.617-07:002016-10-16T23:49:32.617-07:00No, they are female satyrs.No, they are female satyrs.Caroline Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295336008587199702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188095128035151601.post-84598797292794804872011-10-03T17:37:13.820-07:002011-10-03T17:37:13.820-07:00Re... should 'she' be doing... 'that&#...Re... should 'she' be doing... 'that'... of course... but I do wonder why 'she'... My interpretation is that the figure is a boy/pan character... rather than a girl/pan character.<br /><br />Well, it would have been nice for you to post the whole frieze, and not just a snippet...<br /><br />After nearly 2000 years of pretty much 'sex' negativity, it should come as no surprise that a question of some 'pan like creature' grabbing an erect amorous herm...<br /><br />If this is the sarcophagus that I'm thinking of, in many book drawings the more sexually explicit elements have not been 'drawn' in.<br /><br />As it was, I ran across this image looking for the whole sarcophagus image...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188095128035151601.post-45338055134999093042009-09-28T07:54:23.000-07:002009-09-28T07:54:23.000-07:00What's that she's got in her right hand? J...What's that she's got in her right hand? Just a hank of hair?David Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454705154817049520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188095128035151601.post-6396632414616009352008-04-18T02:53:00.000-07:002008-04-18T02:53:00.000-07:00I CAN'T believe that no one is commenting on this ...I CAN'T believe that no one is commenting on this picture????<BR/><BR/>Doesn't anyone have anything to say about it? <BR/><BR/>I for one think it is quite confronting, initially because the female figure looked underage, but I don't think she is mean to be, but she looks it, hence when i first saw it I was like "Oh... um, gee.. should she be doing that?"Caroline Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295336008587199702noreply@blogger.com