My Prerogative, My Choice

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My Body, My OWN

 

photographic interpretation of Klimt's painting of Danae

 

In response to Indigo’s Art Twist #3, which features Gustav Klimt’s 1907 painting depicting the red-tressed Danaë – imprisoned by her father – being magically impregnated in her sleep by Zeus’ shower of sparkling gold.

Conspicuously absent from this story are Freedom and Consent.

Hers.

Food for thought…

 

Sinful Sunday

24 thoughts on “My Prerogative, My Choice

    1. Mrs Fever Post author

      You are correct. Whether non-consent in these stories is deliberately overlooked, lauded as duty, or romanticized as “passion,” the fact remains. But sometimes it only becomes obvious when baldly stated.

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  1. Indigo Byrd

    Hi Feve, you are absolutely correct of course. Sometimes it shocks me how my passion for culture can blind me to the obvious. Thanks for adding your voice and your exquisite image to this post. The link hasn’t worked. I can try to add it my end if you wish.
    Indie xx
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    1. Mrs Fever Post author

      EXACTLY. Much of mythology is bent thus, and these types of myths are the precursors to what we now know as fairytales. (Which are also altered and further romanticized. If you want to read some startling violence, the brothers Grimm are your boys.)

      And thanks, re: photo. It took me a while to create the sparkles, but I think the overlay worked out well. 🙂

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  2. Jack (and Jill)

    I remember hearing about the impregnation of Danaë in the 1981 film Clash of the Titans as a kid, later reading about it as an adolescent or teenager, and having the same thought regarding consent. Later in life, I worried I had read too much into it or otherwise overanalyzed. I feel very validated to know I’m not the only one who saw it the way I had.

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    1. Mrs Fever Post author

      Zeus sat at the head of a pantheon created by (and reflective of) a culture that believed in “rights by power” (meaning: he who is powerful has the right to use that power to take whatever he wants) and who did not place value on women outside of being vessels or chattel. So no, you didn’t read too much into it; I’d say you read it for what it was. Too few people do.

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  3. Tom

    Most couplings of gods with mortals or demigods was rape. Hades taking of Persephone is a more famous example. But this is an extension of the idea that immortals can do what humans cannot–live forever, marry their siblings, and take whomever they want sexually. But that’s the gods. Problem is when humans think fame or celebrity or fleeting earthly power entitles them to the same behavior.

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    1. Mrs Fever Post author

      Humans created the gods, so it’s arguable that the latter reflects the true nature of the former, rather than the emulation being vice versa.

      Of chickens and eggs.

      (Or apples and trees.)

      I suppose it’s all a matter of perspective.

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  4. Julie

    A beautiful arrangement of body and light. I agree with everything that has been stated above regarding consent, power, control etc. However this is where my fantasies and desires clash with what my head tells me right and proper. I guess that is the slave girl in me. Something to write about for me, I think.
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    1. Mrs Fever Post author

      Fantasy is a tricky thing. It can be a safe way to explore desires that, if made actuality, would not be/feel safe at all. When acted out, those typically boil down to negotiated CNC scenarios with trusted partners, which – at heart – still rely on consent. (And still have the potential to go horribly awry.) It’s complicated.

      Definitely something to write about! 🙂

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