i-Erinyes

  • The Remorse of Orestes, where he is surrounded by the Erinyes, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1862

    The Erinyes were three goddesses who punished the impious and criminal. They were particularly concerned with the crimes which most offended gods--patricide, matricide, betrayal of parents and family, murder, manslaughter, the breaking of oaths and crimes against the gods themselves. Theoi Greek Mythology.

    In this activity, after discusings about the simbolysm of the Erinyes, you are going to collaborativelly create a poster with canva for the Female Monster Museum from artworks.

    The poster shall include:

    -The name of the monster.

    -The title of the artwork or artworks that appear on the poster.

    -The name of the authors of the artworks that appear on the poster.

    -Some written and oral annotations in English explaining the symbolism of the female monster.

    -The number of the transnational group: 9.

    -The logo of the project and the European Union.

    -To create the poster in a collaborative way, we are going to use the tool: canva.

    -In each poster you could create more tha one page.

    -To enter canva you have just to copy the link corresponding to your international group.

    Poster - team 9

     

     

  • In your opinion, what do the Erinyes stand for?
    The Erinyes are symbols of the power of a guilty conscience.
    9 votes (33.33%)
    The Erinyes stand for unreason and emotionalism.
    3 votes (11.11%)
    The Erinyes represent vengeance.
    10 votes (37.04%)
    The Erinyes represent justice and punishment.
    5 votes (18.52%)