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Apsaras - The Musesby ~Lakandiwa

Traditional Art / Drawings / Other

Apsaras - The Muses*

The cosmic dance . . . spinning through time . . . divine inspirations . . . from both gods and man . . .

2010

Metallic Gel Pen on Illustration Board

*The Apsaras are the cosmic dancers of Hindu myth, as they are incarnated into the Muses (goddesses of the Arts) in Greek belief.

By order, from left rear to right rear:

Melpomene, goddess of tragic theater
Calliope, goddess of epic poetry
Clio, goddess of history
Terpsichore, goddess of dance
Polyhymnia, goddess of choral poetry
Euterpe, goddess of music
Erato, goddess of lyric poetry
Urania, goddess of astronomy
Thalia, goddess of comic theater

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~A-i-k-a Dec 30, 2010

This would be a beautiful print, you totally capture the essence of the muses. Gorgeous.

~Lakandiwa Feb 9, 2011

Thanks Mariana

It did take me more than 6 years to finally create this image of the muses. I made several studies, all which I was never happy about. Then one day I realized that the Muses were the same as the Apsaras, and the rest is history