Redefining misanthropy for a fresh generation. Standard posts begin with a definition from Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary followed by a modern adjustment. Miscellany on Wednesday and storytelling on Saturday.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Orpheus And The Blind Prophet
The Mayoralty of Macedon
Second Prelude. Click on Lyra to listen.
Or take a trip across the styx with Orpheus' lyre and your mouse's clicks.
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oh,and how often history repeats itself..........Peace,itself shall only remain a dream of the few :-)
"Teiresias was glad to see Orpheus." I thought Teiresias was blind, but don't let me nitpick. :-) Terrific tale! I love the part about Orpheus not being comfy around strong women. I guess he wouldn't be after what what Hera did to him. I hope being female wasn't too horrible a thing to endure.
Bear, history repeats itself more than the future.
TLP, I think I sprained my groin.
Terry, the dancing trees and rocks are from the original mythology. It's my memory, not my imagination that's boundless. Thanks, though.
Gosh, Jamie Dawn, now I sort of wish I'd edited. Very good editing! As for Teiresias, apparently it wasn't bad. Teiresias settled a bet between Zeus and Hera by explaining that women get ten times as much pleasure from sex as men do. Hera got so mad that he'd let out the secret that she punished him again. I don't remember how that time but I bet it wasn't by turning him back into a woman.
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oh,and how often history repeats itself..........Peace,itself shall only remain a dream of the few :-)
Magnificent writing and splendid reading!
You've outdone yourself. I wonder if that can harm your health?
(I heard my ping. Made me smile.)
How I would love to see (and hear) the event of Orpheus causing all the birds & rocks, trees and people following along in wake of his strumming...
Your imagination knows no bounds Doug. The picture (you know how I am with pictures) of the Styx stole the show.
"Teiresias was glad to see Orpheus."
I thought Teiresias was blind, but don't let me nitpick.
:-)
Terrific tale! I love the part about Orpheus not being comfy around strong women. I guess he wouldn't be after what what Hera did to him. I hope being female wasn't too horrible a thing to endure.
Bear, history repeats itself more than the future.
TLP, I think I sprained my groin.
Terry, the dancing trees and rocks are from the original mythology. It's my memory, not my imagination that's boundless. Thanks, though.
Gosh, Jamie Dawn, now I sort of wish I'd edited. Very good editing! As for Teiresias, apparently it wasn't bad. Teiresias settled a bet between Zeus and Hera by explaining that women get ten times as much pleasure from sex as men do. Hera got so mad that he'd let out the secret that she punished him again. I don't remember how that time but I bet it wasn't by turning him back into a woman.
what a wonderfully animated reading!
(i even liked the sound
of your ping).
How long can you keep topping yourself I wonder?
That was wonderful. What I would do should you lay down your pen, so to speak, I just don't know.
Thanks, JJ. It was recorded in CGI.
Thanks, Cooper. If this had been written in pen you couldn't read it anyway.
ha ha ha ha (how does one sprain one's groin?)
Terry, you mean the stories written in pencil?
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