Posted on 03/20/2011 8:50:21 PM PDT by bronxville
Homer prolly meant something a little different.
"[108] So spake he, and in them all aroused the desire of lament, and rosy-fingered Dawn shone forth upon them while yet they wailed around the piteous corpse." Iliad 23
Czech this out.
"The rose bore the values of the spiritual world."
Oh sorry. I thought we were applying the metaphor to current events. The meanings of “rose” in ancient literature are different issues entirely.
Roses to me? They just remind me of my late mother, who had a green thumb when it came to all things growing, and she was most successful with her beautiful roses.
I have a black thumb, so can we explore the nuances of ebon?
And I covered that in "I like the way you think". I thought. I think.
so can we explore the nuances of ebon
That was last month...
Next time, ping me last month. ;-p
Zeus’ judgement was that ego was the motivation. I’ll go with Zeus.
Agree in the literal context but the main point of the thread was to compare with current events. I was seeking discussions and information from others more knowledgeable in this field of study as it’s not my forte. It would have been interesting perhaps to have gone a little deeper and linked with the other “dawns” and gods but I see there are some others who are confused as well. My fault, as I should have explained it better. Anyway, I give up. Thanks for your input.
Thanks again for your interesting and informative #5 post.
Food for thought - thanks.
Now how’d I miss that celebration.
It was held at night. So there wasn’t much to see.
;’)
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