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Gany’s Mead by Karen Chappelow -90x100cm

This tale in mythology revolves around Zeus/Jupiter who turns himself into an eagle to seduce Ganymede, a beautiful young man. Zeus/Jupiter abducts Ganymede to be his lover and wine server, as is his want – the powerful god that he is. In mythology often an elder man would present a young lover he fancied with a cockerel as a gift to sweeten the deal. Thus, my referencing Birdy Num Nums as fodder for Jupiter/Zeus’ bird food from one of my favourite movies “The Party”. I have, of course, overturned this myth and have Ganymede enjoying the wine himself – which is also labelled Ganys Mead and not for anybody else.

Zeus is captured and held captive on his stand, and is now property of Ganymede. In the solar system Jupiter’s largest moon is Ganymede reflecting this myth and I have included many stars and moons around them.