►Mythology: “Pasiphae, Mother of the Minotaur”:
“The Greek Myth and A Brief Story by Rubén García”:
“Pasiphae and the Bull” by Gustave Moreau (1880).-
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►“Pasiphae, Mother of the Minotaur”: “The Greek Myth”:
“Pasiphae took pleasure in becoming an adulteress with a bull”. (Ovid’s “Ars Amatoria”).-
Minos was one of the three sons from the union of Europa and Zeus; when Zeus was in the form of a bull.
Europa’s husband was the King of Crete, Asterion, who looked over the boys as if his own.
When Asterion died, it was unclear which of the three sons should ascend to power.
The three sons were Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthus; these three men who after they died were made judges in the Underworld. It was their task to judge the dead in order to assign where their placement was in the Underworld based upon the merits of their life. But it was Minos, whose name in Cretan actually means king, who was fated to be king of Crete. But, Minos’ ascension to power was a difficult journey; he competed for the kingship of Crete with his brothers.
Minos, however, had one advantage that his brothers did not. He claimed that he had the support and authority from the gods to rule.
Thus, one day while sacrificing to Poseidon, he prayed that a bull would appear from the depths of the sea. Minos vowed to heaven that he would sacrifice the bull to Poseidon once it appeared.
Poseidon, then, produced a magnificent bull from the sea and gave it to Minos with the expectation that Minos would sacrifice it to him. This bull indeed certified that Minos was the rightful king of Crete. Rather than sacrifice the bull to Poseidon, Minos kept it for himself. Angered with Minos, Poseidon plotted to punish him for his arrogance. So, he made Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, fall madly in love with the bull.
Pasiphae was the daughter of Helios, the Sun, by the eldest of the Oceanids Perse.
Pasiphae had married Minos, the King of Crete. She bore several children to the king, including Androgeos, Ariadne, Deucalion, and Phaedra.
As she fell in love with the white bull, the Queen conscripted the great artisan Daedalus to assist her in the endeavour, and he built for her a hollow wooden cow, wrapped in a bovine skin and endowed with mechanical life.
Hiding herself inside this contraption, the Queen of Crete satisfied her lust for bull. She become impregnated by the bull and she then conceived and bore a hybrid child, the bull-headed Minotaur.
Pasiphae was proud of her relation to bulls, but the mainland Greeks told the story to shame her. She did not blame her husband because she saw the incident as part of a divine plan. The story about Dedalus making a wooden cow is a bit of a puzzle because as a goddess she could become a cow by shifting her shape.
The story of Pasiphae is totally outrageous. The initial part of the story is identical to the story of Europa and can be illustrated by Pasiphae riding a bull, purhaps naked. This could symbolize the conquest of a raging nature (the bull) by love and is a common enough theme.
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►“Pasiphae, The Mother”: “Brief Story Written by Rubén García”:
The Minotaur, in Greek Mythology, a monster with the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull.-
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It has been three days since I gave birth to the Minotaur and I’m confused. The swollen body and stabbed matrix shrinks as if were aborting. I hear the cry of my baby when feeding time approaches.
The room is sober: a small window, a table where I have water and some fresh fruit which Daedalus sends me from the Royal Palace. I decided, as Queen that I am, that I would breast-feed the child.
Undoubtedly, everyone sees him as a monster, but no matter what, he is my son.
Before his birth, Minos came to my room to reproach me the outrage.
– Do you enjoy being pregnant pregnancy ?- he said ironically while crossing his arms .
– We women enjoy all pregnancies, even when they entrain pain; women are life-giving mother and that fact bring us closer to the Gods.
– Do I have to assume that you feel satisfied?- He say as he was staring at me.
– Of course I do, – I answered, facing him
-How can you say that if everybody is talking about you, asking for you to be imprisoned for life ? – He raised his voice, without caring about the servants
– You don´t need to shout for me to understand you. They are against me because they don´t know that you have disboyed Poseidon, changing the white, snowy bull for a another one that you had in your fields…
-That was something you and the sheperd only knew…
-How naive you are!. Did you think that Poseidon would not notice it ?… That you would be able to hide that from Helios´eyes ?
You were the object of revenge. I was just a mean for them to punish your arrogance . Because of the deceit and shame suffered by the god Poseidon.
Do you believe that Poseidon, who gave you Minos´ kingdom, would n´t do anything?… Or is it so hard for you to accept that Aphrodite bewitched me by making me feel an unstoppable passion for the bull, as she followed Poseidon´s recommendations ?.
You may think that the reasons of my pain will be related with the minotaur birth, that is already growing up inside me and that is despised by everyone.
No, my immense pain comes form a different sky. My belly has a destiny of blood and horror that I am not able to change. And that hurts me more than the death of someone I love deeply.
It hurts so bad because I am tied to a future that awaits me and I can´t do anything about it, but implore the gods to take pity on him.
The bodily aftermaths will be amended by my sister Circe, who may use a potion for this purpose…
But, as to my soul, there would be no God enough capable to comfort it in its sorrows and misfortunes…
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►Story written by Rubén García (My Translation) . You can read this story in spanish here: “Pasífae, la madre”.
►About Rubén García: He was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He studied at the UNAM Colllege and works in the Faculty of Medicine, in Veracruz.
He is a blogger and writer. He has published several articles in Books and magazines online. You can check them here.
You can also meet him on his great blog “El Blog de Sendero”
I am grateful to Rubén for his collaboration with “La Audacia de Aquiles” and I really hope that you enjoy his story as much as I did. Aquileana 😀
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Click on the image to know more about Ruben García. Hacer click en la imagen arriba para saber más de Rubén García.-
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“The Passions of Pasiphae, wife of King Minos of Crete, from the Story of Theseus” by Master of the Campana Cassoni (1510).-
“Pasiphae enters in Daedalus ´wooden cow”, by Giulio Romano (1530).-
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►Links Post:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasiphaë
http://www.theoi.com/Titan/Pasiphae.html
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/pasiphae.html
http://www.mythography.com/myth/welcome-to-mythography/greek-legends/legends-2/pasiphae/.
http://classicsnewsneedsandnow.blogspot.com.ar/2013/08/minotaur.html
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►Last but not Least: Awards: Team Member Readership Award:
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My dear blogger Friend Delvina Lavoie, from Dalavoie.net, has nominated me for the Team Member Readership Award. Click here to check out the nomination
►Here are the Award Rules:
1) The nominee shall display the Wonderful Team Member Readership Award logo on her/his blog.
2) The nominee shall nominate “at least” sixteen (16) bloggers she/he admires, by linking to their blogs and informing them about it.
►And here are my twenty-five (25) nominees:
1. Tropical Flowering Garden 2. Aisha´s Oasis 3. Rotze Mardini 4. Blog de Sendero 5. Family Answers Fast 6. JeriWB Author and Editor 7. My Space in the Inmense Universe 8. Leonard Durso 9. Poetic Parfait 10. Kev´s Blog 11. Maverick Mist 12. Words in The Light 13. Apollo´s Raven 14. Eternal Atlantis 15. Poems And Poèmes 16. Dilipnaidu´s Blog 17. En Humor Arte 18. The Muscleheaded Blog 19. Artist Poet Within Blog 20. Shaking the Three 21.Al. Hy, la Messagère du Spléen 22. Word Musing 23. Kone, Krusos, Kronos 24. AngelineM´s Blog 25. Gabriel and Co.
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Best Wishes and Good Luck to everyone, Aquileana 😀
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Aquileana
⚡️La Audacia de Aquiles⚡️ 
very interesting post, Aquileana, best wishes and good luck to you too..
Thank you very much dear Leyla…I appreciate your words.
Sending you my best wishes . Hugs,
Aquileana 😛
Gracias querida amiga por tu nominación, gracias por traducir y publicar en tu excelsa página, las razones de Pasifae… Un abrazo grande y que sea bello tu día.
Hola Rubén…
Ha sido un gusto enorme contar con tu presencia … Ojalá lo podamos repetir en otra oportunidad. Tu texto breve capta la esencia del mito y su simbología. Gracias por compartir tu gran prosa.
Un abrazo grande, Aquileana 😛
Reblogged this on BLOG DE SENDERO and commented:
MITOLOGÍA GRIEGA Y PASIFAE
Gracias por compartir este post, Rubén, Saludos, Aquileana 😛
Moral of the story: Don’t cross a god, S/he will get back at you. Damn! lol Better than eternity in burning fire, though. 😀
Thanks for the award Aquileana, I shall treasure it. Abrazos con gusto. 😀
Yes, Kev… I guess that could be the subtle moral of this myth ….
Thank you Very much for your support.
It was my pleasure to nominate you. Really well deserved…
Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
I’m going to have to do an award spree give away myself at some point. Once I get done with at least a couple of the projects I’m trying to finish this month. lol 🙂
Easy boy… No rushes dear Kev…
Best wishes and happy weekend to you,
Aquileana 😛
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Thanks @JosepGarcife for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 😛
very beautiful and interesting post! good weekend!
Simi
Thanks for stopping by dear Simi.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well.
Best wishes, Aquileana 😉
Interesting post mate.
Odd love that is, to a bull least of all. The ways of gods are sure mysterious 😀
Hello Makagutu ,
Indeed, I couldn’t agree more with you, the ways of gods are certainly misterious… We ‘ d rather be cautious then,
Best wishes and Thanks for stopping by to read and comment, Aquileana 🙂
Have a pleasant weekend my friend.
Have a Brilliant weekend too, dear Makagutu.
Hugs, Aquileana 🙂
Awesome read and congratulations! 🙂
Thanks for dropping by, Dear Joe…
Really glad to know that you liked the post.. Best wishes, Aquileana 😉
yes, these myths can be outrageous! But so interesting and part of a deeper psyche.
Thank you very much CybeleMoon, really nice to read your comment. Thanks for dropping by, I much appreciate It,
Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
Merci, Aquileana, pour cette histoire de la naissance de Minotaure. Ce mythe, avec tout ce qui suit, le labyrinthe, Thésée, et le fil d’Ariane est si symbolique, j’espère que tu écriras la suite.
J’ai adoré ce dialogue et les réponses de la mère
Salut chère Elisabeth,
Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire… Je suis heureuse de le lire!
C´est une très bonne idée, mon amie. Je vais écrire la suite.
Je crois que je devrai faire deux articles!…
Mes meilleurs vœux pour toi, Bon week-end chérie!
Aquileana 😀
Thank you. I feel honored by this nomination happened upon a wonderful blog. And by the way I added “La Audacia Aquiles” in my blogroll.
Thanks for adding my blog to your blogroll.
You Really deserve this nominación, so the pleasure is All mine,
Best wishes Aquileana 🙂
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Saludos, Aquileana 🙂
Congratulations and best wishes Aquileana! You are a most deserving recipient of this award. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you Maverick… I nominated for this award.
I left you a comment at blog, didn´t I?.
I hope you got it. Anyway you now know 😉
Best wishes; Aquileana 😛
Thanks @linneatanner for the shout- out and for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😀
I believe there is much symbolism here with regards to mating with the bull – beyond the literal interpretation – as you rightly pointed out.
Enjoyed this post and the dialogue,
Eric
Hello dear Eric…
I am really grateful to read your words.
Great to knowthat you enjoyed the posts and our dialogue, as regard to them, my blogger friend.
Wishing you all the very best.
Happy weekend to you,
Aquileana 😀
Aquileana: Thank you so much for thinking about the Muscleheaded Blog for this nomination… I always enjoy visiting your blog, and it’s an honor to be regarded by you this way.
I enjoyed this read – especially since Crete has always been a fascination for me.
Cheers and Happy Weekend !!!!!! 🙂
Hello Chris,
It was my pleasure, you really deserve It my cool blogger friend…
Thanks for dropping by and truly glad to know that you enjoyed this minoic post, Happy weekend to you, best wishes from Argentina,
Aquileana 🙂
Thank you, Aquileana —
Keep up the wonderful writing !!!!! 🙂
Cheers!
Chris 🙂
Thanks a bunch dear Chris… Hope you are having a nice week… Best wishes, my friend,
Aquileana 😛
Thank you Aquileana! 🙂
I hope you don’t mind me saying how nice it is to have such a smart and sweet online friend in Argentina !!!! 🙂
Cheers !
Thanks a lot dear Chris…
I am really happy to be your WP buddy too…
Best wishes. Hugs, Aquileana 😛
Oh, finally I made it here, dear Aquileana! I’m sorry, I was so busy!
I researched my thread of dwindling memory about Europa being the bridge from eastern to western civilization, as I had stored her in my failing box of interesting tidbits in my brain… and yes, she is the bridge spanning from Egypt to Greece, by way of Crete!
(from http://phoenicia.org/europa.html )
Some say that the father of this Phoenician princess was Agenor, but others say that it was Phoenix, who some claim was her brother. Her mother is unknown.
Agenor was by birth an Egyptian, but he departed to Phoenicia and reigned there. According to some Agenor is the son of Poseidon & Libya, but others say that his parents were Belus & Anchinoe. King Belus of Egypt was son of Poseidon & Libya, and was also the father of Aegyptus and Danaus. His mother Libya was, in turn, daughter of Epaphus & Memphis, and King Epaphus of Egypt, from whom sprang the Libyans and the Ethiopians, was the founder of the city of Memphis in Egypt and the son of Zeus & Io, the girl who was once turned into a cow, but who is one of the Three Main Ancestors. If Phoenix would be considered to be the father of Europa, everything would amount to the same, because Phoenix, after whom Phoenicia is called, is said to be the son either of Agenor or of Belus, and we would, also in this way, arrive to Io. Nothing is known about Europa’s presumptive mothers.
Read more: Europa, the Phoenician Princess
http://phoenicia.org/europa.html#ixzz32bVQWOf5
and from ( http://www.cretaquarium.gr/static/Minoan.htm )
The sea around Crete also deeply influenced the Minoan civilization and style. Crete became a major maritime power, and their development of maritime technology allowed the Minoans to trade with all the then known world in the eastern Mediterranean. Its commercial links with the main trading centres stretched from the Greek world to the Middle Eastern enclaves and the great kingdom of Egypt, creating important political and cultural bonds. The marine element had a marked influence on Minoan art and artifacts, as can be seen in the detailed and complex representations of sea life in a rich variety of vases, sealstones and many other beautiful objects. Though Minoan Crete suffered from repeated volcanic eruptions from volcanoes in the central Aegean, it was able to recover from the destruction and damages caused, not only restoring Minoan Crete to its previous glory but enlarging and even improving it. However, the final eruption of the Thera (Santorini) volcano (perhaps around 1450 BC) was so devastating that it annihilated towns, villages and settlements and laid waste the surrounding countryside. It must also have caused havoc to the ships of the Minoan navy, and completely destroyed its thriving commerce. The downfall of the Minoan civilization was compounded by the invasion of the warlike Myceneans from the Peloponnese and mainland Greece, though these were to be conquered in their turn by other invaders from the north.
Fascinating story, despite all the absurdities of bull love! The stories are rich with so much depth of characters and ideas! I also really liked the thoughtful story you translated, I like the dialogue between wife and husband, to show him his fault!
and thank you, dear sweet friend for the lovely nomination, I have a great pleasure in accepting! It’s always great fun to add to the link of peer approval in the blog world by spinning another generation of appreciation and recognition for our friend’s interesting blogs!
♥♥♥ ;^)
Thanks @AishasOasis for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 🙂
Hello Aisha…
You have made a great research here. I really enjoyed reading your expanations and checking out the links you have added here.
How interesting that tehre are so many similarities and homologous points between different civilizations…
I particularly liked to know more about Europe as “being the bridge spanning from Egypt to Greece, by way of Crete” (quoting you)…
Thanks for the links .
Due to them I have found the analogies between Pasiphae and Europe ´s stories…
“How she (Eurpe) was abducted: When Zeus turned himself into a Bull, mounted Europa on his back he conveyed her through the sea from Phoenicia to Crete. However, some say that the Bull who carried Europa was the same Cretan Bull that Heracles enjoined in one of his labours, which in turn could be the same Bull, that was sent by Poseidon to King Minos of Crete, and that later, consorting with the king’s wife Pasiphae, became the progenitor of the Minotaur”.
The difference is that in the second case, Europe was abducted by Zeus and then raped by him… Whilst in Pasiphae´s story she was the one who cheated the white bull by using a wooden cow (built by Dedalus), in order to hide inside it and to get to have relationships with the bull….
Interesting stuff, I learnt a lot from your comment… 😉
Wishing you a great weekend dear Aisha, my sweet friend
Many hugs and best wishes,
Aquileana 😛
Wonderful fun, Dear Aquileana! So happy to continue the dialogue, it’s incredibly interesting to see the progression of history bouncing through the nations of people like this!
Now, you’re going to love this:
I knew there was something on my bad memory box about the transfer of power from crete to mycenae, and so I followed ariadne’s ball of thread a little further into the labyrinth… and I found it!
From: http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/CourseNotes/AgBckgnd.html
Agamemnon’s family history was not a happy one. His great-grandfather was Tantalus, the cunning trickster, most noted for having served up his young son Pelops to the gods at a banquet in order to test their omniscience.
All of the gods passed this test except for Demeter: still grieving for the loss of her daughter Persephone, she ate a bit of Pelops’ shoulder before discovering the deception. The gods restored Pelops to life, giving him an ivory shoulder to replace the bit eaten by Demeter. Pelops later proved himself a worthy son of Tantalus. He was determined to win the hand of Hippodamia the daughter of Oebomaus, king of Pisa (in the northwest Peloponnese, near the site of Olympia). Oenomaus was a terrible figure who would engage his daughter’s suitors in a chariot race: he would give the poor unfortunates a head start, then pursue them and kill them with his spear. Pelops beat Oenomaus by bribing his charioteer Myrtilus to replace the metal linchpins of Oenomaus’ chariot wheels with pins of wax. As the chariot sped along, the wax melted and Oenomaus was killed in the resulting crash. Pelops then thanked Myrtilus by tossing him off a cliff. (This story is the founding legend for the Olympic Games, for any of you interested in getting into the Olympic spirit in its original sense!) Pelops had two sons, Atreus and Thyestes. According to one legend, these two killed Chrysippus (a bastard son of Pelops) in order to please their mother. Exiled for this deed, they went to live with their brother-in-law Sthenelus, king of Mycenae.
*** Atreus married Aerope a Cretan princess. *** ;^)
He also came into the possession of a lamb with a golden fleece. (He had promised to sacrifice it to Artemis, but reneged on his vow and kept the lamb [or its fleece] hidden away.) Thyestes seduced Aerope and managed to steal the golden lamb/fleece. On Sthenelus’ death, the two brothers held a contest for the throne of Mycenae. Thyestes proposed that the owner of the golden lamb/fleece should have the throne; Atreus agreed, only to discover that he had been betrayed. Atreus managed to win the throne of Mycenae anyway and immediately banished his brother. He later pretended to forgive Thyestes, recalled him from exile, and gave a grand feast in his honor. At the end of the feast a platter was brought in with the heads of Thyestes’ young sons, who had provided their father with his main course at dinner. One son, however, survived: the baby Aegisthus…
And of course the story goes on and on… But there is the next bridge to the west from Crete to Mycenae, with the marriage of Agamemnon’s father, Atreus, to Aerope, a princess of Crete!
Aerope is the daughter of King Catreus of Crete, she is the mother of Agamemnon and his twin brother Menelaus (the famous husband of Helen)
From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catreus
In Greek mythology, (Katreus, English translation: “down-flowing”) was a king of Crete and *** a son of Minos andPasiphaë ***.
[1] He had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, *** Aerope ***
and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly killed by his son thereby fulfilling an oracle.
♥♥♥ ;^))) I cant tell you how much better I feel now!!!
But I must say, I love you for being someone I can play with like this, dear Aquileana, you are indeed a treasure better than gold for me!!!
Happy Sunday, dearheart, hugs to you and lots of ♥♥♥♥ & ;^)))))
Hello Aisha…
Wonderful research my sweet friend … Really glad that you shared this information with me…
>I found that Atreus ´story is quite eloquent and could be also linked to the one of Minos. There are many similarities, I think . Particularly the lamd that he had promised sacrifice it to Artemis, but reneged then… Same applies to Minos´s promise of the white bull´s sacrifice. (he said to Apolo that he would sacrifice it but didn´t and kept the bull for himself). In this latest case, Apolo as punishment, made his wife, Pasiphae, fell in love with the bull…
Second and third points worth highlighting:
>The story of the the marriage of Agamemnon’s father, Atreus, to Aerope, (princess of Crete and was the beautiful daughter of the Phoenician king of Tyre, Agenor).
>And of course, the main point here: Aerope being the mother of Agamemnon and his twin brother Menelaus (the famous husband of Helen).
Excellent dear Aisha… Thanks for helping me build the genealogy of Agamemnon´s family and to better understand where Arope was placed.
Much love , my best blogger friend . You are awesome!!!.
Hugs & wishing you a very nice week ahead,
Aquileana 😀
Lol, I noticed that, too, about the renegging on the promise… men who can’t keep their word… hmmm, I think they’re on the top of my ‘hateful people’ list! ♥♥♥ ;^)
Good one, dear Aisha… ditto as to those type of men…
BTW I Will keep on posting on the story of the labyrinth, Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur… If you find something worthwhile, like links and sort of, please send It/them to me. I Will probably use the ones you have already sent me…
Big Hugs, Aquileana 🙂
Oh, I’m happy to do so, Aquileana, such fun! Theseus’ story is interesting, with an ironic twist at the end, be sure to read about his “mistake” when he sails home… he became king as a result of that mistake, so… was it really a mistake? one wonders… ! I’ll look for a link that sums up the story so you’ll see what I’m referring to. ♥♥♥ ;^)
Hello dear Aisha….
I am almost finishing the post but will porbably post it on friday, so in the meanwhile, if you find something you can send it to me.
Anyways I have already quoted you as to your previous comments on my post on Pasipahe… And I won´t say more (no spoilers 😀 )
Sending you hugs, Aquileana :;
Lol, good, I hate spoilers! Here’s a few links and a quote
First, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus:
After decapitating the beast, Theseus used the string to escape the Labyrinth and managed to escape with all of the young Athenians and Ariadne as well as her younger sister Phaedra. Then he and the rest of the crew fell asleep on the beach. Athena woke Theseus and told him to leave early that morning. Athena told Theseus to leave Ariadne and Phaedra on the beach. Stricken with distress, Theseus forgot to put up the white sails instead of the black ones, so the king committed suicide, in some versions throwing himself off a cliff and into the sea, thus causing this body of water to be named the Aegean. Dionysus later saw Ariadne crying out for Theseus and took pity on her and married her
And another link: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/theseus/ss/102609TheseusAdventures_2.htm
Theseus, by whatever excuse, neglected to change the sail of his ship to signal his safe, or not, return from crete. When his father, the King of Athens saw the sail signalling his son’s failure to return safely, he threw himself off the rocks of the acropolis, killing himself. Theseus returned home to assume the throne of Athens, how convenient, lol! The stories are rich with fun and irony, dear Aquileana, I cant wait to read your next post! ♥♥♥ ;^))))
Hi dear friend Aisha,…
I have already quoted you as to one of the previous comments you had left me and I will check out the second link , particularly as I found it both tragic and epic…
Thanks a lot then …
Sorry if I am quite behind over here. I am just trying to catch up as I have been with a terrible tootache, sweetie.
Much love and tight hugs … Aquileana 😀
Oh, I understand completely, Dear Aquileana, I havent really caught up yet from being offline for that week! I do hope your tootheache leaves you and you feel better, sweetheart! ♥♥♥ ;^)
Hi Aisha, I am feeling better after having taken some medicine for pain relief, Thanks Sweet friend… you can check out my newest post,. I have quoted you several times… I am Really grateful for your friendship and support, Many Hugs , Aquileana 😉
Hi Aquileana! I’m so happy that you are feeling better, hopefully it won’t give you any more trouble, God willing! I’m excited to check out your post, I’m heading over to you right now! You are so dear to me, sweatheart, it’s such a pleasure to know you! ♥♥♥ ;^)
Hello Aisha, sweetheart ❤
Yes, feeling better now with the toothache and all… Troubles?… On the contrary: you always bring happiness and smiles to me.
Thank you for that. Wishing you a wonderful weekend, hugs,
Aquileana 😀
Oh, that’s so sweet of you, Dearest, I enjoy your friendship completely! I’m very happy you’re feeling better! Happy weekend to you too, Aquileana! ♥♥♥ ;^)
Yes, so much better, derest Aisha…. Thanks for your wishes… may your weekeend be a blast!!!. ❤
Sending you hugs , Aquileana 🙂
And that explains why in no shape nor form is it Pasiphae’s fault. 🙂
It does, dear Shelley, It is always our fault, women’ s fault 😉
Thank you for the comment. All the Very best to you,
Aquileana 🙂
Another truly wonderful, fascinating, fabulous blog post. Thank you Aquileana.
Wow… Thank you Very much for those wonderful words,
Best wishes to you, Aquileana 😀
Tolle Bilder lieber Gruß und ein gutes weekend Grüße lieb Gislinde
Vielen Dank für den Kommentar.
Gutes Wochenende, Giselzitrone.
Grüße, Aquileana 😛
An orgy of plot twists. How can one not love these stories?
Hi John…
Indeed, I have always thought that ancient greeks were really open minded when It comes to sexuality and all that stuff (and by that I also mean “Plots”).
Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
I can’t but love this myth. Thank you for the detailed account of the birth of Minotaur. Great.
Cheers
Stefy
Hello Stefy,
Thanks for stopping by to read and comment…
Great to know that you liked the myth of the birth of minotaur.
Happy weekend and best regards, Aquileana 😉
I love this myth,and its good to read it in such detail,Thank you Aquileana,xx Rachel
Hello dear Rachel
Thank you very much for your comment… I am really grateful to read you words… Wishing you and Speedy the very best,
Aquileana 😛
I enjoyed very much the story of Pasifae, from Rubén García. Thank you for sharing the myth.
Hi Chestersoc,
Thanks for dropping by.
Glad to know you liked the myth and Rubén ‘ s brief story… I agree with you, he did a wonderful job…
Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
Indeed, there must be symbolism of the bull, and the outrageous nature is there for sure. I enjoyed the short story too from Ruben. I also thank you so much for the award! I’m proud of you too for earning the award here with your educational blog. You are most deserving of awards, particularly one for friendship xo
Chris
Thanks @christybis for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😀
Dear Christy,
Thank you for your nice comment, friendship and fellow blogger support… You are Wonderful!…
I Will also give you an award for Genuine Friendship….
Glad to know that you enjoyed the myth and its symbols.
And Rubén ‘ s brief story, based on the original myth, was a good one, right?,
Truly grateful to read your words today, Chris.
Sending you Many Hugs, Aquileana 🙂
Many hugs and to you I give a friendship award too – as your heart is wonderful xo
hell hath no fury…
It doesn´t right?…
Thank you Carl, best wishes, Aquileana 😀
Thanks @RHaze52 for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 🙂
What woman could resist a white bull? 🙂 Perhaps he is a symbol of the ideal man: strong physically and pure of heart.
Garcia Ruben’s story is a great addition to your wonderful post.
Congratulations on your most recent award!
Cheers 🙂 Irina
Hello Irina…
Thank you very much for dropping by…
Yes, I guess the symbolism of the white bull should be probably linked to manhood and virility…
Very well highlighted…
Always a pleasure to read your clever comments.
Many hugs and hope you have a great sunday over there,
Aquileana 😛
My pleasure, Aquileana. Always a pleasure to read your wonderful posts.
Hugs 🙂 Irina
And always a pleasure to read your comments, dear Irina…
Hugs to you, as well, Aquileana 😛
Thanks @kookadim for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😛
Thanks Irina Dimitric for sharing this post at Google Plus,
Aquileana 😛
I love coming here to read these fascinating stories Aq. Minos was sort of like the old Scorpion tale – promising to take the crab across the water without stinging him – we all know how that turned out. 🙂
Hello there dear DG,
Great to read your words… You are right as to the scorpion’ s tale,…
There are points in common with this myth…
Glad to know that you liked It.
Best wishes and Hugs, Aquileana 🙂
Thanks @pokercubster for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😉
Always a pleasure to visit your wisdom! xo
Thank you very much dear DG , happy sunday to you, xoxo, Aquileana 😛
Mil felicidades, en redondo por todo, amiga Aquileana.
Preciso de un descanso; en modo posible de un olvido. Estaré a poquito gas, pero seguiré a los imprescindibles excelentes tanto como pueda.
Un fuerte abrazo.
Al,
Me alegro muchísimo de que te haya parecido bueno…
Mil gracias por pasar por aquí . Espero que disfrutes de tu merecido descanso y verte pronto y luego por la blogosfera,
Un abrazo grande, Aquileana 🙂
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Aquileana 😀
https://twitter.com/Maxima003/status/470590453071347712
So very interesting, your article. Aquileanna Enjoyed the read and appreciate the information. Thanks for sharing!! 🙂 Kind regards, Iris.
Hello iris,
Thanks for dropping by… I much appreciate your words,
Best wishes and hope you have a Great Sunday and week ahead,
Aquileana 🙂
Thank you, Aquileana. 🙂
I am the one Who is grateful, Iris,
Best Regards, my fellow blogger,
Aquileana 🙂
😉
Maravillosa entrada querida Amalia.
Gran detalle de tu parte incluir el relato de Don Rubén.
Me encantó.
Besotes y feliz semana. 🙂
Excelente saber que te ha gustado, querida Rotze.
Coincido con vos: el relato de Rubén es muy bueno y le da un gran valor agregado a la entrada.
Que tengas una semana genial.
Abrazos, Aquileana 🙂
Mil gracias por la nominación de mi espacio.
y felicidades por un premio merecido.
Un fuerte abrazo. 🙂
De nada. Totalmente merecido, Rotze.
Un abrazo grande, Aquileana 🙂
Thanks @rotzemardini for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 🙂
https://twitter.com/rotzemardini/status/470631175963570176
Aquileana:
First, thanks for your nomination for the prize. Thanks for thinking of my blog and appreciating its content. You’re very proactive with awards and this itself is very motivating for bloggers in general. Thanks so much for your faith in my blog and being so encouraging!
I’ve been reading interpretations of the Minotaur itself and seems many sources agree they it represents our basic animal instinct and fear of the unknown, “a mixture of animal, god, and human. Indeed, as mentioned in my prior post, the Minotaur was spawned from the liaison of a woman and a bull, and symbolizes this ‘coincidentia oppositorum’ (meeting of opposites) of feminine and masculine, creature and human, rational and irrational, spiritual and instinctual, deity and demon, good and evil…”
http://bit.ly/1mbPv5S
I’m also mystified by Daedalus’s figure all throughout the myth. First in building the cow, and then the famous labyrinth which has been interpreted in many ways, as well as the “Ariadnean thread”. I have also read Daedalus is a symbol for both humility and mortality.
Then Ruben’s dramatisation is very exciting and puts oneself in Pasiphae’s shoes and how she feels in her conflictive situation. What wonderful learning experiences you provide, Aquileana! Thanks again!
Hi María…
Wonderful comment sweet friend. I much apreciate the interpretation you provided me as regard to the minotaure. Particularly these lines:
“the Minotaur was spawned from the liaison of a woman and a bull, and symbolizes this ‘coincidentia oppositorum’ (meeting of opposites) of feminine and masculine, creature and human, rational and irrational, spiritual and instinctual, deity and demon, good and evil…”
Daedalus’ figure also caught my attention…
In this sense you have well said : “First in building the cow, and then the famous labyrinth”… But I would also add: “Then in building the wings for him and his son to scape from Crete “…
Interesting indeed.
I will like to keep on telling the story of Daedalus, the minotaur, Ariadne and Theseus… If you are interesting in providing information (as the symbolism of the minotaur above) or/and other stuff, feel free to send it my way. Whatever you want.
I will mention you in the respective post.
Many hugs and wishing you a wonderful week ahead,
Aquileana 😀
I’d love to continue to learn all about what happened next. As to Pasiphae’s pregnancy, it seems to be a symbol of a mother’s unconditional love, as well her ability to materialize Poseidon’s punishment through her ability to conceive. The seed of life, in another words, is in the mother’s womb. This woman’s ability to conceive is then viewed as filled with ‘uncertainty’ and a sacrifice for some mysterious affiliation or event that was unplanned for and inevitable. But then nature is in itself unpredictable.
Maria,
Thanks more Sharing those meanings behind the symbols… I will add them to my next post (s), quoting you…
This is so much fun… Thanks a lot for your feedback my WP BF.
Many Hugs to you, Aquileana 🙂
Great site
Thank you Very much… I appreciate It,
Best Regards, Aquileana 🙂
What an impressive blog you have – the artwork you choose is wonderful. I know you put a lot of effort into this. And thank you for the follow – I appreciate it!
Thanks for your kind words!…
I much appreciate then and I am glad to connect with you…
Best wishes, Up soon,
Aquileana 😛
I love the historic art. Well done!
Hello Thebritishberliner,
Thanks a lot for dropping by… Great to know that you liked the post.
Best wishes, Aquileana 😛
Mi querida Aquileana, Ud. joven dama, se esmera en sacar (¿obtener?) lo mejor de mí. Agradezco la mirada benévola que posas sobre mi blog. Sin dudas lo que encuentras en él es un reflejo de tu corazón y poco (algo) de mi mérito. ¡La nominación me enorgullece y llena de alegría!
Verás que mis tiempos para degustar tus entradas son (¿exageradamente?) largos. Se me antoja lejana la llegada del próximo viernes…
En esta ocasión, la historia de Rubén complementa perfectamente tu post. Estimo, como ya leí en comentarios anteriores, que los colores implican algún otro significado. ¡Y cómo les gustaba a esta gente ocultarse en mecanismos/construcciones para conseguir sus fines (saciar sus deseos)! Caballo de Troya, vaca… gente inspirada (o urgida :P)
¡Excelente semana para vos!
Gran abrazo, V.
Verónica,
Totalmente, adoro tu mirada poética, mas allá duelos tecnicismos de tu profesión, me pasa lo mismo pues el ejercicio burocrático judicial a veces llega a sofocarme. En esa tendencia a la sublimación en la atmósfera etérea de la blogosfera, ciertamente coincidimos.
Un gusto haberte nominado. Gracias por detenerte aquí… Me alegro mucho de que te haya gustado el post y el relato de Rubén.
Abrazo grande, Aquileana 🙂
Aquileana, nuestras mentes necesitan oxígeno. Siempre pensé que contadores y abogados somos primos hermanos. Compartimos unos cuantos padeceres. La burocracia es uno de ellos. Aunque formo parte de ella (“Burocracia su lechuguita”, Mafalda dixit), la sufro.
Redoblo el abrazo, V. 🙂
Verónica,
Tu comentario es sencillamente genial… Me fijé lo de “Burocracia su lechuguita” y estallé de la risa cuando encontré el chiste.
Aquí el enlace al mismo: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5rkL39sUIeA/U4TrzaMsx6I/AAAAAAAAiw8/twWVPVg_Hlg/w416-h121-no/burocracia.jpg
Fenomenal, querida amiga de la blogósfera…
Te mando un fuerte abrazo, Aquileana 😀
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Muy interesante, me gusta mucho. Se los recomiendo
Muchas gracias por compartir este post en tu blog.
Saludos, con mucho afecto, Aquileana 😛
fascinating! loved the story too – makes me want to re-read Mary Renault’s “The King Must Die” !
Hello Freya…
Thank you very much for stopping by .. I haven´t read Mary Renault’s “The King Must Die”… I will do a little research online to check it out !…
Best wishes to you, Aquileana 😀
Hola Amalia,
Llego tarde, pero felicidades por el premio. Y felicidades también por hacer que cada entrada tuya que leo, me resulte más interesante todavía que la anterior. La aportación de Rubén hace que sea un tandem perfecto.
Un abrazo grande desde aquí…
Hola María.
Mil gracias por pasar, leer, apreciar el relato de Rubén y comentar … Es todo gusto leerte aquí y en tu blog.
Un abrazo, Aquileana 😛
That is some crazy stuff! I learn so much from these posts. I am wondering what bits an pieces of this story may have been covered when I visited the Palace of Knossos in Crete a few years ago, but it was a hot day and my brain must not have processed the details. Now I can add this post to knowledge gained in relation to that trip.
I think it might be even better to learn after the trip and before or during it…
Now these new technical features may be linked to your previous “factical ideas”… Quite an interesting experience to a writer like you !!:
Best wishes, Jeri… Gald that you liked the post,
Aquileana 😀
And many thanks for the blogging award too 🙂
My pleasure, Jeri. You so deserve it…
Aquileana 😛
Thanks @JeriWB for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 🙂
Thanks @samknovels for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😉
What a lovely collaboration, While I have heard of the 3 brothers, I had not heard the story connecting them.. And each time I visit your posts I have to read at least twice to absorb .. Not because you do not write clearly, you do, but because I need it to sink in…
What I also find fascinating is the dialogue between you and Aisha.. So much more information I am learning as I read…
Which makes me feel at times quite at a loss as what to put.. because this part of mythology I never really explored in my education .. Most is from films or I have a Mythology book which is created for children, which is a left over from my own children’s learning days.. Here too the history is only brief and not indepth..
The Mother of the Minataur is an enlightening read, from the Mother’s perspective… I enjoyed from Ruben..
Thank you dear Aquileana for enlightening me further along the Greek road.. 🙂 Blessings Sue xox
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Me alegro de que me hayas enlazado en tu sitio, querida Verónica. Felicitaciones por la nominación… Totalmente merecida.
Muchos saludos y los mejores deseos para vos, Aquileana 😀
Thanks @madamebovary56 for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 😛
At long last I managed to visit your blog and enjoy once again another page from the Greek Mythology that you so meticulously have developed through the narration of the story and your references to your sources.
We,readers,never stop at the surface of the plot of a story and we love to delve into the spiritual and allegorical aspects.
However,I am not going to re-write the story,I am not adding any more points or interpretations or any other contradictoty versions,simply I state how unfair it is to pay the price for faults we have never committed … Poor Pasiphae,she was the expiatory victim for Minos’ inconsistency and hybris.
Nevertheless,nothing is hidden from Helios’ eye and Themis and Nemesis are like ethereal elements floating up in the Universe and ready to put things to their right place …
This and so many more allegorical elements in the plot that need deeper interpretations … That’s the magic of Mythology,dear Aquileana,the magic that takes shape in our modern societies and connects facts and reality with the divine unwritten laws we have to abide by.
All my love as always, Doda 🙂
Thanks @DGMARYOGA for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 😉
Simply I state how unfair it is to pay the price for faults we have never committed … Poor Pasiphae,she was the expiatory victim for Minos’ inconsistency and hybris.
Wonderful statement dear Doda, It is a very insteresting layer that you have brought into the spotlight and I really appreciate it…
Besides, I should say that I couldn´t agree more with you, my dearest friend…
Many hugs and thank you very much for dropping by.
Best wishes and as we usually say: παζ υ γκλορια (peace and then glory).
Aquileana 😀
Goodness me ! Why,thank you so much,my thoughtful friend,for having nominated me for this exceptional Award !!! Feel so very happy and honoured my dear friend ! However,I also feel embarrassed as it is really beyond me to accept the nomination ; I don’t want to bite off more than I can chew …
I have more serious work to focus on and I’m struggling for time on a permanent basis. Some other bloggers now and in the past had nominated me,but I found it quite time-consuming and I never accepted the nominations.
I would love to,I would enjoy being part of the nominations,but I want to be honest and clearly explain to you why my rude refusal.Feel so embarrassed and disappointed at the same time that I cannot respond.Our dear friend Aisha has also nominated me for a very special reward too,but I had to give her the same negative answer.I feel horrible right now … Am I the only nominee that rejects this glorious Award ? If you say no,you will make me feel much more comfortable.
Thanks a million for everything and for your understanding,dear friend Aquileana :-))), and Kudos for all your well-deserved brilliant Awards !!!
Sending you love ♥♥♥ and a big bear hug , Doda 🙂
PS : Don’t forget that you are : Remarkable … * ^ * ^ * ^ )))))))))
Hi Doda, dear Friend…
All is good my friend , you don´t even need to explain it. I completely unedrsatnd you and would say that I got used to the nominations, but at the very beginning it was like boring for me to do it…
But well as I have the slideshare widget on awards over here I guess I now enjoy it (But this wasn´t this way before ) 😛
Okay then glad to read your words, my dear greek friend. YOU are remarkable too and I am really happy that we are blogger friends…
Many hugs, Aquileana 😛
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Buongiorno cara Aquileana,
Another wonderful post on Greek Mythology 😀 It is curious as to why Pasiphae didn’t change her form into a cow in order to mate with the bull, but then the moral of the story wouldn’t have much meaning ;D
Always look forward to your amazing posts Aquileana.
Ciao
Luciana
Thanks @ClucianaLuciana for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 😛
Hello Luciana…
Really grateful for your support and words over here. I much appreciate them and they mean a lot to me…
(And yes, I guess you are right as to that point on Pasipahe´s behaviour!) …
Best wishes, Aquileana 😛
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Thanks Christy Birmingham from Poetic Parfait for linking to my blog.
Best wishes, Aquileana 😀
Excellent story, I had never heard these details of the origin of the Minotaur. The gods are certainly cruel to take revenge on a man through his wife. So many cultures do carry out revenge against someone on the family members, so horrible an idea.
Hello Brenda,
Thank you very much for your comment… Yes, you are right male God liked to punish women above all… And sometimes the further consequences even applied to more members of the Family too.
I wish you are doing well. Sending you my best wishes,
Aquileana 😛
I’m well, thanks! I always learn so much at your blog! 🙂 Have a great week!
Thanks you and likewise Brenda, best wishes to you,
Aquileana 😀
Thank you for the nomination Aquileana, I very much appreciate the time you have put into this! 🙂
You are welcome… You deserve it !!!… best wishes to you for a great week ahead,
Aquileana 😛
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Gracias por enlazarme.
Un gran saludo, Aquileana 😛
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Thanks for sharing this post on your blog, Aquileana 😀
its a great thing you are doing aquileana, these stories are so amazing, and having them compiled in easy english in one place is a great joy for readers…
Why thank you for the encouragements and praise here !…
Best wishes to you, Aquileana 😀
i am a great fan of mythological stories of any country
That is Great to know… Thanks for taking time to read and comment here…
Happy weekend, Aquileana 😀
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Great post.
Thank you very much!~ Best wishes, Aquileana 😀
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