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In Greek mythology, Nereus (/ ˈ n ɪər i ə s / NEER-ee-əs; Ancient Greek: Νηρεύς, romanized: Nēreús) was the eldest son of Pontus (the Sea) and Gaia , with Pontus himself being a son of Gaia. Nereus and Doris became the parents of 50 daughters (the Nereids) and a son , with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea. [1]
The painting in its current frame, hanging in the National Gallery. The Latin form of Pilate's words, "Behold the man", has given the title Ecce Homo to this picture. It is the moment when Jesus comes forth from the rude mockery of the soldiers, clad in a royal robe, and wearing the crown of thorns.
In Greek mythology, Pontus (/ ˈ p ɒ n t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πόντος, romanized: Póntos, lit. 'Sea') [ 1 ] was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, one of the Greek primordial deities . Pontus was Gaia 's son and has no father; according to the Greek poet Hesiod , he was born without coupling, [ 2 ] though according to Hyginus , Pontus ...
The artwork depicts Christ and Pontius Pilate in a scene of the ecce homo, a passage in the Bible during which Christ is presented to crowds before his crucifixion. [2] Christ is shown bleeding and wearing a crown of thorns. Pilate is in front of him; another man holds a red robe behind Christ. [3]
In Greek mythology, Thaumas or Thaumant (/ ˈ θ ɔː m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θαύμας; gen.: Θαύμαντος) was a sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia, and the full brother of Nereus, Phorcys, Ceto and Eurybia. [1]
Ecce Homo is a painting of the episode in the Passion of Jesus by the Early Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch, painted between 1475 and 1485.The original version, with a provenance in collections in Ghent, is in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt; a copy is held the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Christ Presented to the People, also known as Ostentatio Christi or Ecce Homo, is a drypoint print by Rembrandt van Rijn which exists in eight states, all c.1655. It is one of the two largest prints made by Rembrandt, about 15 by 18 inches (38 cm × 46 cm), similar to his 1653 engraving of The Three Crosses .
Acis and Galatea (/ ˈ eɪ s ɪ s /, / ɡ æ l ə ˈ t iː. ə / [1] [2]) are characters from Greek mythology later associated together in Ovid's Metamorphoses.The episode tells of the love between the mortal Acis and the Nereid (sea-nymph) Galatea; when the jealous Cyclops Polyphemus kills Acis, Galatea transforms her lover into an immortal river spirit.