08 July 2012

Means of Transport

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Another T'en as un oeil! 

The Offspring of Leda, either realised or imagined, as a participant in the 1903 parade of the great annual Carnival de Nice.

What a transport of mixed signs! The more famous offspring of Leda are Helen of Troy and Castor and Pollux. Why are seven babes shown here? What of the eye on the potty? (Probably it's associated with the French eye-turd anaLOGOS/HA HA; it also reminds us of the mediterranean apotropaic practice of picturing eyes on boats against the evil eye.) Borne on a 'trojan horse' (note the horse's feet of men)...
 

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