The hunter hunted

[ by Charles CameronDoubleTweet — the self-reference and enantiodromia of the hunt ]

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When the Hunter Becomes the Prey

Hyderabad, c1750

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Now in the Bodleian pic.twitter.com/UAGRBlRwtS

— William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) July 30, 2017

This clever illustration of the hunter(s) hunted.. reminded me inevitably of the hunter Actaeon, who saw the goddess Artemis / Diana naked, bathing in a pool. She turned him into a stag, and his own hounds then tore him to pieces..

Diana did not find Acteon particularly endearing. #mythology #medievaltwitter Le Romant des Fables Ovide le Grant, c.1325 pic.twitter.com/8AZEevv1IE

— Emily Steiner (@PiersatPenn) July 31, 2017

These two tweets, one following fairly closely on the other though from different sources, just about made my day!

  1. Grurray:

    That last one reminds of the Bouguereau painting of the nymphs and satyr
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphs_and_Satyr