The Fountain of the Giant Enceladus in the Gardens of Versailles. Sculptor Gaspard Marsy, 1675/77.
Enceladus, a mythical giant born of Gaia and Tartarus, was slain by Athena, who hurled after him an enormous rock that became the island of Sicily, while the breath of Enceladus became the fire of the volcano Etna.
In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least
