FB Post 5/25/17-Metamorphosis

Tagged: Actual lust tho, baklava, Greek, metamorphosis

This topic has 9 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 7 years, 5 months ago by Yael.

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- May 25, 2017 at 9:16 am #14680
  
  Cristen
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  Sort of icy but mostly friendly myth fan here with a quick one about today’s painting.
  
  Ferdinand Bol “Venus and Adonis.”
  This is a short story from Ovid’s Metamorphosis.
  
  The Goddess Venus falls for a sexy young huntsman, Adonis, then has a premonition that he’ll die in a hunting accident. When he’s next about to depart for a hunt, she begs him not to go, and he ignores her. He’s killed by a wild boar.
  
  The story is popular because it speaks to the reckless abandon of youth and how Adonis’ bravado and unwillingness to trust and listen to Venus cost him his life.
  
  I’d say we should look out for advice coming our way and consider it carefully. And @thebuz, this painting paired with that Plath quote? I’d keep an eye on your confidant to see if she’s trying to tell you something beyond simple flirtation.
- May 25, 2017 at 9:26 am #14683
  
  Anonymous
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  I honestly don’t know what she could be trying to tell me… though she did straight up tell me early on that she was a heartbreaker.
  
  Here’s the photo from the FB post for reference.
- May 25, 2017 at 9:41 am #14688
  
  Lia
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  Awesome file name, @thebuz.
- May 25, 2017 at 9:45 am #14689
  
  Anonymous
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  @lilmsfancpants You’d be shocked how often I hide funny things in pictures I post.
- May 25, 2017 at 9:52 am #14691
  
  Candace
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  @wanda102 thanks for breaking that down! Helps me understand things so much better when you do these 🙂 even though I never have anything smart to add lol know that you are appreciated! ???
- May 25, 2017 at 9:59 am #14692
  
  Cristen
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  Maybe she’s telling you in an unorthodox way to guard your heart from the forces that are coming to break it.
- May 25, 2017 at 10:01 am #14693
  
  Cristen
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  @pandace88 ☺️ it’s about time I put the Lit Studies and Greco Roman myth concentration to use.
- May 25, 2017 at 10:40 am #14695
  
  Kortney
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  Not gonna lie, when I saw the picture on the facebook I thought his finger was in her mouth and got excited- only to be disappointed when I took more than 2 seconds to look at it.
  
  Side note, so this isn’t just a weird comment. There’s a massive MASSIVE trope throughout time where women are essentially “the guide” or the people who warn the men to not do stupid shit, and then they end up doing it anyways. Essentially not heeding the warning of the women. Your explanation ties into that, and I feel like this also plays into the events that have previously happened with Lust, but we haven’t found out if the warnings have any truth yet.
- May 25, 2017 at 11:49 am #14702
  
  Cara
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  @lilmsfancpants You beat me to it! Hahaha
- May 25, 2017 at 12:15 pm #14709
  
  Yael
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  I could take lessons on here @wanda102 So keep them coming
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