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Iolaus (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 4 older comments, and then…
• skillful north said:

  From Wikipedia For the butterfly genus, see Iolaus (butterfly). Heracles and his nephew, Iolaus. 1st c. BC mosaic from the Anzio Nymphaeum, Rome In Greek mythology, Iolaus (in Greek, Ἰόλαος) was a Theban divine hero, son of Iphicles, brother of Heracles and Automedusa. He was famed for being Heracles' nephew and for helping with for some of his Labors. Through his daughter Leipephilene he was considered to have fathered the mythic and historic line of the kings of Corinth, ending with Telestes. A species of butterfly has been named after him.

• swanq said:

  NYT of Feb 12, 1913 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9402E3D71E3AE633A... indicates that a Greek dancer perfoming under the name Iolaus, was in New York at the time. "Iolaus, a well-formed youth, as could easily be seen, was well-liked in a series of dances..."

• swanq said:

  'Freud's N.Y.' presumably identifies the photographer or studio.

• bfrank2 said:

  The position of his body expresses mystery and makes me wonder. He causes me to think that he is headed somewhere, but doesn't want to reveal where.

• triggeree said:

  Happy birthday christopher!

Dancer wearing Egyptian-look costume with wings reaching to the floor

from George Eastman Museum

• Khnum-hotep said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ptolemaic reception, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• Qasem-Amin said:

  This is Isis the Egyptian goddess

•  JoesSistah said:

  thx for sharing...!!!

• Ricardo Campos said:

  Ótimo retrato! ❤️ Great portrait! ❤️ ¡Gran retrato! ❤️ Superbe portrait! ❤️ 很棒的肖像！ ❤️ 素晴らしいポートレート！ ❤️ Tolles Porträt! ❤️ Ottimo ritratto! ❤️ Отличный портрет! ❤️ Fantastiskt porträtt! ❤️ Bức chân dung tuyệt vời! ❤️ 멋진 초상화! ❤️ Portráid iontach! ❤️ महान चित्र! ❤️ Skvělý portrét! ❤️ Harika portre! ❤️ صورة رائعة! ❤️

Margaret A. Wolf (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• trialsanderrors said:

  There are a few candidates, this one seems the best shot: The New York Times, January 20, 1915, Wednesday, Page 9, 916 words. POSE IN TABLEAUX OF ARTIST'S DREAM; Society Girls in a Feature of Picture Ball at Astor for Stony Wold Sanatorium. A Miss Margaret Wolf is listed as a "classic dancer" in a play called "A Night in Bohemia"

• rediii said:

  dramatic