Fleshed Out, Part 4
List of Chapters ▷ Introduction ▶ Chapter I · The Depths of Humbra ▶ Chapter II · Behind the Door of Doubt ▶ Chapter III · An Unexpected Passage ▶ Chapter IV · The Queen of Virtues (Chapter IV) The Queen of Virtues The meeting with the old man had not been very instructive for the prince, or so he believed. Before he left, the old man had however provided him with an indication of a place where a root could be found which would be helpful in...
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List of Chapters ▷ Introduction ▶ Chapter I · The Depths of Humbra ▶ Chapter II · Behind the Door of Doubt ▶ Chapter III · An Unexpected Passage ▶ Chapter IV · The Queen of Virtues (Chapter III) An Unexpected Passage The writer wanted to give a clue to the prince, something plausible, and which could put him on the right track. Chewing the tip of his quill dreamily, he resumed his writing. Whereas the prince was lost in abysses of perplexity, the old...
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List of Chapters ▷ Introduction ▶ Chapter I · The Depths of Humbra ▶ Chapter II · Behind the Door of Doubt ▶ Chapter III · An Unexpected Passage ▶ Chapter IV · The Queen of Virtues (Chapter II) Behind the Door of Doubt Lithe and Soundless, The Door Opened. Opaque darkness rose like a silken veil to reveal a vast circular room bathed by a lunar light. A great fire cracked cheerfully inside the hearth, and heat helped the prince regain a new strength....
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List of Chapters ▷ Introduction ▶ Chapter I · The Depths of Humbra ▶ Chapter II · Behind the Door of Doubt ▶ Chapter III · An Unexpected Passage ▶ Chapter IV · The Queen of Virtues (Chapter I) The Depths of Humbra OOnce upon a time, in a kingdom far away, lived a prince who could not bear the languor of his days. Determined to prove himself by achieving some valorous feat, he decided one fine day to ride his destrier and to go out on an adventurous...
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The following image is the fruit of an attempt to do a reproduction of an antique statue (one of Antinous’), hoping that starting from simple forms, I could train myself to better visualize and represent human anatomy. Quickly enough though, facetious spirits, probably inspired by Michelangelo’s unfinished (non finito) slaves, emerging from their mass of stone, wondered whether it would be possible to come to a more realistic representation starting from the same pose, without wanting to...
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In Greek mythology, as in many religious systems, the Underworld had a very precise and definite contour. Each part of it was a land unto itself, with certain characteristics, which served some function. Tartaros, Elysian fields, Acheron on which Charon sailed, leading the dead past Cerberos etc. Obviously some were meant as a place of felicity for virtuous souls, while other gloomier parts where for eternal punishments. These parts, coexisted in this vast land of the Underworld, which was...
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