Ovid’s Metamorphoses #032/111: “Pallas Athena and the Muses”

What this project is about.  

This one is from Book 5.

How long it took to read this (aloud): 7 mins 06s

What it’s “about”: Pallas has a chat with the nine Muses. After discussing Pegasus, they tell her a scary story of near kidnap and a singing competition…

Words I didn’t know: none

Quotable quotes: 

IT’s true, we should be happy,

If we were more secure – but fear (such is

The temper of the times) destroys our rest,

And many things unhinge the virgin mind. 

AND

…. He leaped and fell

And stained the earth with scattered bones and blood!”

AND

“It was disgrace to think of singing with them

But greater folly to let them brag forever.”

How it lands to my eco-sensibility: xx

Obvious allusions, ways it was used (that I am aware of already) : xx

What I know I didn’t ‘get’: xx

To my knowledge, who’s used it why/how (RACC): xx

Further research questions: xx

Anything else: xx