#PortraitThursday – The Antinous Mondragone, a colossal 95 cm-high marble head of the deified Antinous, c. AD 130. Part of an acrolithic cult statue, its 31 drilled holes that once secured a metal headdress. Its idealised features recall Dionysus and Apollo.
📷 Louvre, photographed at Bavay, France.
📷 Louvre, photographed at Bavay, France.
September 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
#PortraitThursday – The Antinous Mondragone, a colossal 95 cm-high marble head of the deified Antinous, c. AD 130. Part of an acrolithic cult statue, its 31 drilled holes that once secured a metal headdress. Its idealised features recall Dionysus and Apollo.
📷 Louvre, photographed at Bavay, France.
📷 Louvre, photographed at Bavay, France.
Discovery of the Statue of Antinous at the Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece, 1894
February 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Discovery of the Statue of Antinous at the Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece, 1894
Ich bin übrigens für eine österreichische Mondmission. Diese nennen wir dann freilich nicht hochtrabend „Apollo“, „Artemis“ oder gar „Antinous”, sondern schlicht und ergreifend “Oida”, ...
#plompergdiverses
#plompergdiverses
April 6, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Ich bin übrigens für eine österreichische Mondmission. Diese nennen wir dann freilich nicht hochtrabend „Apollo“, „Artemis“ oder gar „Antinous”, sondern schlicht und ergreifend “Oida”, ...
#plompergdiverses
#plompergdiverses
Delphi, Greece, 1894. Archaeologists and workers pose in front of the statue of Antinous, which was unearthed near the Temple of Apollo in the sanctuary at Delphi.
March 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Delphi, Greece, 1894. Archaeologists and workers pose in front of the statue of Antinous, which was unearthed near the Temple of Apollo in the sanctuary at Delphi.
🪷 At the December Solstice in 128 AD #Antinous and #Hadrian visited the #Delphi #Apollo Oracle. We do not know if #Antinoos heard the Delphic oracle's words. But the priests apparently adored him, lovingly burying his statue upright. More images here: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/12/anti... 🪷
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
March 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
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March 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
Two statues of Antinous,
the so-called Omphalos Apollo,
amended as Antinous and Antinous Agathodaemon
the so-called Omphalos Apollo,
amended as Antinous and Antinous Agathodaemon
April 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Two statues of Antinous,
the so-called Omphalos Apollo,
amended as Antinous and Antinous Agathodaemon
the so-called Omphalos Apollo,
amended as Antinous and Antinous Agathodaemon
Next four are finished! Here are my designs for Penelope, Telemachus, Apollo, and Antinous! Next ones might be Athena and Ares cause I got something special for them planned hehe.
#odyssey #epicthemusical
#odyssey #epicthemusical
January 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Next four are finished! Here are my designs for Penelope, Telemachus, Apollo, and Antinous! Next ones might be Athena and Ares cause I got something special for them planned hehe.
#odyssey #epicthemusical
#odyssey #epicthemusical
🪷 #NationalRelaxationDay 15 Aug: #Antinous as a relaxing athlete with attributes of #Apollo / #Dionysus / #Aesculapius. Statue from Hadrianic Baths in #LeptisMagna Libya. A nearby unrelated inscription says " #Antinoo the Fruitful God" (deus #frugiferus) a reference to #Dionysos. #RelaxationDay 🪷
August 15, 2026 at 6:50 AM
🪷 #NationalRelaxationDay 15 Aug: #Antinous as a relaxing athlete with attributes of #Apollo / #Dionysus / #Aesculapius. Statue from Hadrianic Baths in #LeptisMagna Libya. A nearby unrelated inscription says " #Antinoo the Fruitful God" (deus #frugiferus) a reference to #Dionysos. #RelaxationDay 🪷
🪷 #NaroPinosa 's version of the Benjamin West portrait of Hyacinth allows Apollo to step out with a new "lewk." The death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, is a metaphor for tragic death of #Antinous-like youths. @naropinosa.bsky.social 🪷
June 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
🪷 #NaroPinosa 's version of the Benjamin West portrait of Hyacinth allows Apollo to step out with a new "lewk." The death of #Hyacinthus by #Apollo's discus blown awry by jealous #Zepherus, is a metaphor for tragic death of #Antinous-like youths. @naropinosa.bsky.social 🪷
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
February 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
Day 13 of #LGBTplusHM25. The 1.84m marble #Antinous of Delphi as it was discovered on 1 July 1894, having been carefully secreted away, upright, by the ancient priests of the Temple of Apollo almost two millennia beforehand...and as it is today, on display in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi. 🏳️🌈
February 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Day 13 of #LGBTplusHM25. The 1.84m marble #Antinous of Delphi as it was discovered on 1 July 1894, having been carefully secreted away, upright, by the ancient priests of the Temple of Apollo almost two millennia beforehand...and as it is today, on display in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi. 🏳️🌈
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
April 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
🪷 #Antinous was identified with many deities in ancient times. At the June #Solstice we pray to him in the guise of #Apollo and seek his guidance on this day, the longest/shortest day of the year. Art: #Antinoos as #Apollon, Via del Imperio Rome. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/06/anti... 🪷
June 20, 2026 at 7:15 AM
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
May 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
Day 14 of #LGBTplusHM25: a superb, powerfully eroticised 2.24m marble statue of Apollo Lyceus, excavated in the Frigidarium of the Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna, in 1924/5. Research shows that the original face of the statue was anciently removed to be replaced with that of #Antinous. 🏳️🌈
February 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Day 14 of #LGBTplusHM25: a superb, powerfully eroticised 2.24m marble statue of Apollo Lyceus, excavated in the Frigidarium of the Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna, in 1924/5. Research shows that the original face of the statue was anciently removed to be replaced with that of #Antinous. 🏳️🌈
🪷 Antinous weeps for victims of the #BerlinAttack! Even his Berlin statues are weeping! #Antinous / #AgathoDaimon and Antinous / #Apollo #Omphalos statues at the Berlin #AltesMuseum. Photography art montage by Stephan Tobias @stephantobi 🪷
July 26, 2026 at 8:50 AM
🪷 Antinous weeps for victims of the #BerlinAttack! Even his Berlin statues are weeping! #Antinous / #AgathoDaimon and Antinous / #Apollo #Omphalos statues at the Berlin #AltesMuseum. Photography art montage by Stephan Tobias @stephantobi 🪷
🪷 11 July 128 AD at #Delphi well of #Castalia, the impious had to fully immerse themselves and bathe before seeking the #Apollo oracle. The pious only had to wash their hair. #Antinous only needed to wash his curly locks, but immersed himself anyway: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... 🪷
July 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
🪷 11 July 128 AD at #Delphi well of #Castalia, the impious had to fully immerse themselves and bathe before seeking the #Apollo oracle. The pious only had to wash their hair. #Antinous only needed to wash his curly locks, but immersed himself anyway: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... 🪷
Statue of Antinous in the guise of Apollo, discovered in 1894 during excavations in Delphi.
On local bronze coins, Antinous took the appellation Propylaios (of the Gate), meaning that the statue probably stood in front of the gate at the entrance to the sanctuary.
Delphi, Archaeological Museum.
On local bronze coins, Antinous took the appellation Propylaios (of the Gate), meaning that the statue probably stood in front of the gate at the entrance to the sanctuary.
Delphi, Archaeological Museum.
October 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Statue of Antinous in the guise of Apollo, discovered in 1894 during excavations in Delphi.
On local bronze coins, Antinous took the appellation Propylaios (of the Gate), meaning that the statue probably stood in front of the gate at the entrance to the sanctuary.
Delphi, Archaeological Museum.
On local bronze coins, Antinous took the appellation Propylaios (of the Gate), meaning that the statue probably stood in front of the gate at the entrance to the sanctuary.
Delphi, Archaeological Museum.
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
March 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
On July 1, 1894, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly preserved, still-upright statue of Antinous.
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
#italy #travel #art #roma #photography #architecture #love #culture #travelphotography
Antinous as Aristaeus, god of the shepherds and bee-keeping (Louvre Museum, Paris). ❤️
This statue was part of the collection of antique sculptures purchased in Rome by Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) for his château in Poitou.
This statue was part of the collection of antique sculptures purchased in Rome by Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) for his château in Poitou.
September 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Antinous as Aristaeus, god of the shepherds and bee-keeping (Louvre Museum, Paris). ❤️
This statue was part of the collection of antique sculptures purchased in Rome by Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) for his château in Poitou.
This statue was part of the collection of antique sculptures purchased in Rome by Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) for his château in Poitou.
Life-size marble statue of Antinous in the guise of Apollo, discovered in 1894 during excavations in Delphi, dated AD 130-138. Aphrodisian workshop, crafted in Göktepe marble from the province of Asia. Height 180 cm. From the temple of Apollo at Delphi.
Delphi Archaeological Museum.
Delphi Archaeological Museum.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Life-size marble statue of Antinous in the guise of Apollo, discovered in 1894 during excavations in Delphi, dated AD 130-138. Aphrodisian workshop, crafted in Göktepe marble from the province of Asia. Height 180 cm. From the temple of Apollo at Delphi.
Delphi Archaeological Museum.
Delphi Archaeological Museum.