Aphrodite in Mist

Andrew Bollen · 23 Jun 2003, 14:28 · from urth-v0306.mbox · original

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From: "Andrew Bollen" <abollen at internode.on.net>
Subject: (urth) Aphrodite in Mist
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:28:31 +1000
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The little dalliance scene in Ch.20 continues to bug me. I have a =
feeling it is quite important, maybe for the development of later books =
in the series, may they be written. What I have from scratching around:

1. The "fairest child ever seen" whom Aphrodite locks in a box etc is =
Adonis. Why tell this story here? Maybe just to motivate conflict =
betweeb A. and Kore. But also, Adonis was one of the very few mortals =
Aphrodite ever got messy with. Latro in this scene joins a very small, =
exclusive group, which is one reason why I think it must be important, =
somehow or other.=20

Why is he so favored? Because of his mighty manly mojo? just because =
Aphrodite wants to hypnotize him to do something? because every Wolfe =
hero has to have sex or resist having sex with every female character?=20

Maybe something to do with ...

2. Aphrodite was of course the mother of Aeneas, the not-quite founder =
of Rome. Anchises, Aeneas' father, was one of the other favored ones, =
actually the only other one I can think of (except it may have been that =
Zeus forced her into it, as a punishment). I'd never looked at the =
Homeric Hymns before, but there is one which tells the story & it's =
quite beautiful: =
http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~clase116/txt_aphrodite.html It may have =
been a source for other little decorations in the Soldier books - the =
discussion somewhere on the different kinds of chastity practiced by =
various goddesses; the less-than-immortal nature of nymphs etc.=20

3. The golden apple A. uses to hypnotize Latro is of course the Golden =
Apple she won in the Judgement of Paris, which led to the Trojan War, =
which led to Aeneas' exile to Latium ... The story of Paris and the =
story of Anchises seem to have common elements - both are found tending =
flocks or herds on hills at Troy, both are total hunks, both have =
something happening with Aphrodite.

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The little dalliance scene in Ch.20 =
continues to=20
bug me. I have a feeling it is quite important, maybe for the =
development of=20
later books in the series, may they be written. What I have from =
scratching=20
around:

1. The "fairest child ever seen" =
whom=20
Aphrodite locks in a box etc is Adonis. Why tell this story here? Maybe =
just to=20
motivate conflict betweeb A. and Kore. But also, Adonis was one of the =
very few=20
mortals Aphrodite ever got messy with. Latro in this scene joins a=20
very small, exclusive group, which is one reason why I think =
it must=20
be important, somehow or other. 

Why is he so favored? Because of =
his mighty=20
manly mojo? just because Aphrodite wants to hypnotize him to do =
something?=20
because every Wolfe hero has to have sex or resist having sex with every =
female=20
character? 

Maybe something to do with =
...

2. Aphrodite was of course the =
mother of=20
Aeneas, the not-quite founder of Rome. Anchises, Aeneas' father, was one =
of the=20
other favored ones, actually the only other one I can think =
of (except it=20
may have been that Zeus forced her into it, as a punishment). I'd never =
looked=20
at the Homeric Hymns before, but there is one which tells the story =
& it's=20
quite beautiful: http=
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may have been a source for other little decorations in the Soldier books =
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discussion somewhere on the different kinds of chastity practiced by =
various=20
goddesses; the less-than-immortal nature of nymphs etc. =

3. The golden apple A. uses to =
hypnotize Latro is=20
of course the Golden Apple she won in the Judgement of Paris, which led =
to the=20
Trojan War, which led to Aeneas' exile to Latium ... The story of Paris =
and the=20
story of Anchises seem to have common elements - both are found tending =
flocks=20
or herds on hills at Troy, both are total hunks, both have something =
happening=20
with Aphrodite.

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