Cheryl Penn of South Africa sends a Painted beauty and a mythological boekie

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Known for her "cut-ups" here is an original painted canvass, rich with deep colors,

just a small part of the whole painting, which part? I cannot say, perhaps the nose?

A small part of the "Authentic Massacre of the Innocent Image...Painting #77"

and they were in this beauty of a boekie from Cheryl:

Who knows about this Spartan Woman? Pausanias knows :-)

Ah, was she enchanted-with-David?

Many thanks to Cheryl, if she comes by to see waz up at IUOMA!

'Will be sending more contributions to the "World is a Town"! xxx

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

CYNISCA...

first woman in a (Greek) man's world:

"Σπάρτας μὲν βασιλῆες ἐμοὶ

πατέρες καὶ ἀδελφοί, ἅρματι δ’ ὠκυπόδων ἵππων

νικῶσα Κυνίσκα εἰκόνα τάνδ’ ἔστασεν μόναν

δ’ ἐμέ φαμι γυναικῶν Ἑλλάδος ἐκ πάσας τόν[-]

δε λαβεν στέφανον. Ἀπελλέας Καλλικλέος ἐπόησε....

"Kings of Sparta are my father and brothers

Kyniska, victorious with a chariot of swift-footed horses,

have erected this statue. I declare myself the only woman

in all Hellas to have won this crown.

Apelleas son of Kallikles made it."

(on the bronze victory statue at Ancient Olympia to Cynisca/ Kynisca)