Beastly

The Beast knew it was a beast, and though it might possess everything its heart desired, it was doomed to roam the earth for the rest of its days as a hideous beast. - Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve La Belle et La Bête / "Beauty and the Beast"

Above: the hulking Polyphemus, consumed with envy, enraged to discover the subject of his stalking entwined in her lover's arms

Medici Fountain
Jardin du Luxembourg