Melissena & Cecrops

by Pantelis Melissinos

Melissena & Cecrops by Pantelis Melissinos merges mythology and surrealism in a haunting vision of ancestry, identity, and symbolic power.

Princess Melissena, masked and feline, stands like a sentinel, with a serpent at her feet recalling her mythical ancestor, Cecrops. The intense red backdrop heightens the emotional force of the composition, while raw charcoal strokes define her form with immediacy and tension.

Handwritten text bridges past and present, transforming the image into a timeless invocation — a mysterious meditation on lineage, memory, myth, and transformation.