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She's so young. shes almost 50! I know

She's so young.

So, Perseus was a hero, beloved of the Moon Goddess, Athena, and Medusa was an evil monster, right? Not hardly. In fact Medusa was a victim, Perseus a simple dupe, and Athena vengeful and manipulative. Medusa may be one of the most misunderstood characters in all of Classical Mythology. Typically, she is seen as nothing more than someone who is hideous to look upon, and perhaps as someone who has a grudge against men. But when her story is truly looked at, and the reasons for her monstrous appearance are seen, her plight becomes much more sympathetic. The snakes that she has for hair, and her ability to turn anyone who looks her in the eye to stone is probably the things that are most associated with her. And fans of the film Clash of the Titans (the original, and perhaps the remake as well) will probably know this feature of hers all too well. But how did she come to this state? Originally, she was very beautiful, and she had many suitors. One day Poseidon, the god of the seas, came upon her, worshiping in one of Athena's temples (where she was a priestess). Seeing how beautiful she was, and wanting her, he decided that he was going to rape her inside Athena's temple. Once Athena found out what had happened, she was furious - not for the rape of an innocent mortal woman, but for the the desecration of her temple . . . And since Athena could do nothing to her uncle, such a powerful and influential god in his own right, she decided that she would take her anger out on Medusa instead. That is when Medusa became the monster that we think her to be, the woman with the snakes for hair, and the stony gaze. So, not only was she the victim from Poseidon's unwanted advances, she was again the victim when she was punished by Athena for Poseidon's actions (by having to spend the rest of her life alone).

You should see him jogging. <3

Speechless That would probably be a first. That's the spirit! If you please sir, may I have some more?

Speechless

Your wife has excellent taste. Lord of Light is my favorite Zelazny novel, because it invokes the Hindu pantheon. Terrific book. And for the same reason I like Creatures of Light and Darkness.

Is that your undercopy?

And I forgot to say, that is where we get the term "glaucous moon"; and Athena's eyes glowed in the dark, like an owl's.

Say on? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courts_of_Chaos Sorry, it's a long time since I read them - have to do so again. Among the very best fantasy novels - do you agree?

in our kitchen, I am installing a fountain that dispenses coke zero The Fountain. Flawed, but I love this movie.

thank goodness I pushing 50...been a long time since anyone confused me with a "boy" I'm very impressed that you are still actively playing sports. And at the same time very depressed.

The long night journey of the soul.

That is stunning.The attention to detail of Minoan mosaics and motifs is just wonderful! Keep 'em coming Pat!

Thank you, that is quite wonderful. More please? Ariadne gave Theseus a golden thread to find his way out of the labyrinth, and a sword with which to slay her half brother, the Minotaur. In return, he promised to take her back with him to Mycenae. But he betrayed her, and leaving her behind, set sail for home. He had promised his father Aegeus that if he was a victorious, he would lower the black sails of the returning ships in favor of white ones. Full of his victory, he forgot to do so. Seeing the black sails on the horizon, Aegeus in mortal grief cast himself into the sea and was drowned. Hence the name, Aegean Sea. All myths have in common a historical basis, and a moral. In this case, Theseus began as the hero and slew the monster, only to become a monster himself.

Dang artists are all too slow! We certainly are. I haven't finished a picture in years. Maybe you need to hire an editor so your work will get done and look polished and professional. Dead on! Cant wait! Renaissance artists like Rubens had lots of assistants to complete their works while they handled the complicated bits like hands and faces. I need one of those. I also need another to handle the hands and faces. That would give me lots of time to practice my signature.

Say on?

Wow! She is my hero.

Very nice Cat. Prince of Amber?

Powerful stuff Pat! What is the source please? I don't recognize it. I do recall, though not from where, that Pallas Athena was known as the "glaucous eyed", or "owl eyed" goddess, because the Greek word for owl resembled the name of a local grape, glauxos, that was luminous by moonlight. Hence she was the Moon Goddess - "far seeing", and wise.

Why do we need stories? Why do we find stories – especially comic book stories and characters – so fascinating, whether on paper or on celluloid? What is the hero's journey? Welcome back to the Island of Serendip, where all coincidences meaningfully meet! I’d like you to help me to explore the roots of storytelling, and the associated imagery of villains and heroes that we all find so compelling. I'll make a start over the coming weekend. Hopefully some of you will join in.

Dang artists are all too slow! We certainly are. I haven't finished a picture in years.

Stop it! It's bad enough he's a strong contender for King of the Boards without giving him any more reason to lord it over us mere mortals.

I appreciate the striped-hair effect on the woman. ...... a great example of what type of effort separates a hack from a true maestro. I just hope Flex realizes that he just increased the competition for any of the issues HE still needs..... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u I need them all - I let my copies all go many moons agone!

Great books Jeff wow what a copy! I am noticing something: all of the copies of 34 posted have some form of a tear at top left corner front. Is just interesting. Bindery defect. (thumbs u