Tuesday, September 26, 2006

"Mania" (Adobe Illustrator) #5 in the "Mythology" Series


Mania may refer to two different mythological figures.
In Greek Mythology, Mania ("insanity") was the personigfication of insanity. InRoman and Estrucan mythology, Mania (or Manea) was the goddess of the dead. She, along with Mantus , ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts , the undead and other spirits ts of the night.
Both the Greek and Latin Mania derive from *men-, "to think". Cognates include Ancient Greek menos ("life, vigor") and Avestan mainyu, "spirit".

footnote - not sure if I like this one. I do not think it conveys the charater enough -- this may get re done

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You rock.