....the hind...the deer...and artemis, perhaps?
M.A.N in the above url...I wonder why....anyway the mosaic is rather strange because the outlines are not defined...as man fuses with beast...which is I suppose the whole point of it...in relation to the story...
Hercules capturing the Ceryneian Hind. Detail of The Twelve Labours Roman mosaic from Llíria (Valencia, Spain).
anyway, the greek goddess artemis and actaeon....or the roman goddess Diana and....let me see...actaeon remains 'greek' in both versions...the roman and the greek?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actaeon
He fell to the fatal wrath of Artemis,[3] but the surviving details of his transgression vary: "the only certainty is in what Aktaion suffered, his pathos, and what Artemis did: the hunter became the hunted; he was transformed into a stag, and his raging hounds, struck with a 'wolf's frenzy' (Lyssa), tore him apart as they would a stag."[4] This is the iconic motif by which Actaeon is recognized, both in ancient art and in Renaissance and post-Renaissance depictions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_and_Actaeon
The myth of Diana and Actaeon can be found within Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The tale recounts the unfortunate fate of a young hunter named Actaeon, who was a grandson of Cadmus, and his encounter with chaste Artemis, known to the Romans as Diana, goddess of the hunt. The latter is nude and enjoying a bath in a spring with help from her escort of nymphs when the mortal man unwittingly stumbles upon the scene. The nymphs scream in surprise and attempt to cover Diana, who, in a fit of embarrassed fury, splashes water upon Actaeon. He is transformed into a deer with a dappled hide and long antlers, robbed of his ability to speak, and thereafter promptly flees in fear. It is not long, however, before his own hounds track him down and kill him, failing to recognize their master.[1]
there is a slight difference though....a deer or a stag....this is all about 'transformations'...let me guess...is this all one big metaphor for mind control used within acting...i.e. the method acting approach of 'becoming that character'....or the 'just pretend - it's healthier-in-the-long-run-for-your-psyche' approach...?
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