tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post1544850933845408051..comments2024-03-28T14:15:57.104-10:00Comments on Vintage Muscle Men: Les Demi Dieux - Ten Years of BeautyVintage Muscle Menhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-52203850076224969812021-02-07T14:13:07.254-10:002021-02-07T14:13:07.254-10:00I'll go with the second definition because I t...I'll go with the second definition because I think that's what Mr. Fitzgerald set out to do.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-62725409953133069012021-02-07T12:36:14.443-10:002021-02-07T12:36:14.443-10:00I think "demi deux" is wonderful play on...I think "demi deux" is wonderful play on latin but rendered in French it could refer to Castor and Pollux who were revered by Greeks and Romans. They were described by Dares Phrygius as "... blond haired, large eyed, fair complexioned, and well-built with trim bodies". And with Christianity they became St Cosmas and Damian. <br />But it could also mean that the men photographed were more than men, they were half- gods. So how do you describe a divinity? I think the best description is in Virgil's Aeneid when he describes Venus walking on earth. Her feet do not touch the ground, but she floats as she walks and behind her is a fragrance of roses. He describes a sensory overload that plays on the mind, and I think Danny Fitzgerald was trying to convey that in his photographs.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034613457857606337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-31623008897088458162021-02-07T09:00:22.008-10:002021-02-07T09:00:22.008-10:00You're quite welcome, Tom. This was one of th...You're quite welcome, Tom. This was one of those times I really enjoyed putting the series together.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-30870768021408638282021-02-07T08:10:24.959-10:002021-02-07T08:10:24.959-10:00What a beautiful man, captured in gorgeous soft li...What a beautiful man, captured in gorgeous soft light! Thank you for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com