Porces And Curissia

11” X 11”

On Display

The Sea Serpents of the Greek God Apollo, Porces and Curissia, depicted as two women. At end of the Trojan War, it appeared the Greeks had had enough, and offered a giant wooden horse as a peace offering. Laocoön, a priest of Apollo was suspicious of the gift and warned the trojans against it, and hurled a spear into it. Two serpents suddenly emerged the sea and coiled Laocoön and his two sons, their venomous fangs and constrictive embraces brought the priest’s line to a harrowing end. The Trojans took this as punishment for the attack on the horse, this however was a mistake, as the punishment was for Laocoön breaking his vows as a priest of Apollo, specifically violating the taboo of taking a wife. They brought the horse within the city, and with that act, sealed Troy’s fate.