The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1647, by Charles Le Brun, Metropolitan Museum of Art What this project is about. This one is from Book 13. How long it took to read this (aloud): 3 mins 54s What it’s “about”: It ends badly twice - first for one of Priam’s sons, then for a brave young lady.... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #085/111: “The Fall of Troy”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 13. How long it took to read this (aloud): 2 mins 40s What it’s “about”: What it said on the tin. No horses though. Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: Troy burned, nor had its fires guttered out, While Jove's shrine drank, a single... Continue Reading →