ASCLEPIADES Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Creation's first lovers, denied embrace, crush my shoulders, fix my place. Two tortures set by an Olympian thug, Why must I struggle? Why not shrug? Would you be... Atlas? yes--want to give the decoding a shot? For example, "Creation's first lovers"? "Olympian thug"? My best guess for the clues: "Creation's first lovers...": Under one version (Hyginus) Atlas was the son of the primordial divinities Aether and Gea. "... denied embrace": The Sky (Aether) and the Earth (Gea) have no physical arms. "Crush my shoulders, fix my place": Heracles' petition while he was holding the Heaven. "Two tortures set..." bearing the Earth and bearing the Heaven. "...by an Olympian thug": Zeus "Why must I struggle? Why not shrug?": A referrence to the novel by Ayn Rand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Great analyses, Nephele and Asclepiades. Your turn, A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 He knows she is behind him She has to be But her steps are so quiet He has to know He cannot turn around He is not allowed Suddenly he turns They stop A look 'Farewell, ' And she's gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 He knows she is behind himShe has to be But her steps are so quiet He has to know He cannot turn around He is not allowed Suddenly he turns They stop A look 'Farewell, ' And she's gone You are... Orpheus? I love that story of Orpheus and Eurydice. So sad. Nicely done! Who's next? Not me again! -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 He knows she is behind himShe has to be But her steps are so quiet He has to know He cannot turn around He is not allowed Suddenly he turns They stop A look 'Farewell, ' And she's gone You are... Orpheus? I love that story of Orpheus and Eurydice. So sad. Indeed it is. Who's next? Not me again! -- Nephele Indeed you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ASCLEPIADES Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 .... Are you... Anaxarete? (and the suicidal boy Iphis?) From Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses, Liber XIV verse DCXCVIII to DCCLXXI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Stolen from the meadow sweet Carried far on swiftest feet Down into the darkest night His strong embrace did still my flight Who am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Are you... Anaxarete? (and the suicidal boy Iphis?) From Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses, Liber XIV verse DCXCVIII to DCCLXXI. Correct. I see LW has gotten into the game now. Yay! (Anyone reading this latest post in this thread, see previous post for LW's riddle.) -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I see LW has gotten into the game now. Yay! (Anyone reading this latest post in this thread, see previous post for LW's riddle.) Yea you got me. Awesome game! Thanks for cluing me in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maty Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Stolen from the meadow sweetCarried far on swiftest feet Down into the darkest night His strong embrace did still my flight Who am I? Persephone? Four legs have I, yet handy still The hydra's poison still won't kill By an archer slain, With an archer I live The last of my kind with much to give Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 You're right Maty, Persephone. This is a shot in the dark, you're not talking about Pegasus are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Four legs have I, yet handy stillThe hydra's poison still won't kill By an archer slain, With an archer I live The last of my kind with much to give Nessus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Four legs have I, yet handy stillThe hydra's poison still won't kill By an archer slain, With an archer I live The last of my kind with much to give Nessus? Nope, but you're right about him being a centaur. I can't hold back any longer... Are you... the centaur Chiron? The "four legs" and "handy" were major clues, Maty! You know with my love of names I would connect "handy" with the meaning of the name "Chiron" (or, "Kheiron"). Hercules had poisoned arrows that he had dipped into the blood of the hydra he had slain, and he shot Chiron. ("By an archer slain.") Chiron would have suffered interminably (being immortal), but to spare himself the suffering he abandoned his immortality and was placed in the constellation of Sagittarius ("With an archer I live.") I waive my turn. Come on, we need more people to participate here! -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maty Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Four legs have I, yet handy stillThe hydra's poison still won't kill By an archer slain, With an archer I live The last of my kind with much to give Nessus? Nope, but you're right about him being a centaur. I can't hold back any longer... Are you... the centaur Chiron? The "four legs" and "handy" were major clues, Maty! You know with my love of names I would connect "handy" with the meaning of the name "Chiron" (or, "Kheiron"). Hercules had poisoned arrows that he had dipped into the blood of the hydra he had slain, and he shot Chiron. ("By an archer slain.") Chiron would have suffered interminably (being immortal), but to spare himself the suffering he abandoned his immortality and was placed in the constellation of Sagittarius ("With an archer I live.") I waive my turn. Come on, we need more people to participate here! -- Nephele Yup, exactly so, Nephele. Next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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