What this project is about. This one is from Book 11. How long it took to read this (aloud): 4 mins 54s What it’s “about”: Morpheus does the ‘dreamhack’, so Alcyone knows Ceyx is dead. She grieves her husband and then, well, Kingfisher lives… Words I didn’t know: None Quotable quotes: On gliding wings (one... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #076/111: “The Journeys of Ceyx”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 11. How long it took to read this (aloud): 10 mins 52s What it’s “about”: Ceyx is begged not to set sail to Delphi (roads too bandit-y). He sails. There’s a big ass storm, he and everyone else dies. The pining wife irritates Juno so... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #075/111: “Peleus’ Cattle”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 11. How long it took to read this (aloud): 3 mins 39s What it’s “about”: There’s a sea-wolf preying on men and cattle. To stop it will be death. King Ceyx is manning up, his wife begs him to stop. Peleus says he will deal... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #074/111: “Daedalion”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 11. https://www.polegri.it/daedalion/ How long it took to read this (aloud): 5 mins 11 What it’s “about”: A king (Ceyx) tells a tale to his guest about unhappy families and a man turned to a boid (again). The moral is - don’t mouth off about the... Continue Reading →