...Myths...

The myth of Dedalus is somehow similar to the myth of the young man (I forget his name) who wishes to drive the Sun Chariot and ends up burning the Earth because he came too near to the sun. I also point out that if Dedalus and Icarus were, in fact, able to fly by flapping some feather wings, at what speed where they moving their arms? It had to be really fast for their weight to be supported. I also wonder if a less-smart Greek ever took this myth to heart and decided to try it out himself. Strange things happen, and maybe this in fact occured. Poor person. In the myth Castor and Pollux, they are granted one day in the Underworld and one day on Earth. This is similar to Persephone´s story, who has to remain six months underneath us and six myths up here. I think that personally I would prefer the second option, but I guess that when you are facing Jupiter your opinion really doesn´t matter. I then read the myth about Bacchus, which is coincidential considering that this is the play that we are working on during class.