The title of this post does not refer to the goddesses who fight for their favorite heroes in the Iliad. This title is actually a lot of memories of intertext and COZ , who sang and played something from "The girls are warriors" in 1981 (if you remember, you can find it here ).
I say "the goddesses are warriors" and equally true, no more tribute to the 80, "the goddesses are terrible." It is terrible that Athena blinded Tiresias in this hymn of Callimachus. Moreover, it is terrible how he justifies the mutilation of the child goddess of your favorite nymph, Chariclo .
sadistic Is Athena, goddess disguised as a sophist or a monster cruel ?
Palas many waitresses are, all come out, come out
; a sacred mares
just heard neighing, also the goddess is ready to come;
hurry and, oh Pelasgia blonde!, hurry.
Athena never washed his powerful arms
dust before cleaning the backs of their mares
no, even when full of blood stained
brought their weapons, return from combat with the wicked Children of the Earth,
but, first, the car the necks of their mares
releasing in ocean currents
wiped their sweat and mud, and washed all the foam, turn into tartar
, from the mouths that the brake bite. Oh
Achaeans, but go and perfumes and bottles
(of pinnae hear the noise under the axles),
perfumes, waitresses, and jars
Pallas (Athena no perfumed ointments like)
not the traigáis, or the mirror is always beautiful appearance.
Nor when a Phrygian Ida judged the contest, or the
oricalco the mighty goddess looked back and the Simunte
the clear stream;
not Hera, but cyprid, taking the bronze transparent, constantly
mane it again and again changed places.
And she, having run twice sixty dual-career, which
the stars next to Eurotas
of Sparta, were anointed with skill, taking
pure oil, the tree product of its own, oh girls
!, and flush the domino which has
in early pink flesh or the fruit of the pomegranate.
So, too virile Bring him something now, only oil,
with Castor, with whom he also anoints Heracles. Take him
also all gold comb for the hair comb is
after his brilliant smooth braid.
Sal, Athena, is meeting your good company,
girls Arestóridas daughters of the powerful.
Oh Athena!, Bringing the shield of Diomedes,
as usual at the Achaeans this old
Eumedes taught your favorite priest.
him in time, knowing that the people were willing
to plot his death, on the run with your sacred statue was
and Mount Crío was installed on Mount
Crío: and you, God, I settled on the steep rocks
now have the name of Palátides.
Sal, Athena, destroyer of cities, the golden helmet,
with the sound of horses and shields you please.
Today, which do you find water, do not go for it - today, Argos,
drinks from the fountains and not the river
today, slaves, the jugs to Fisadia
or Amimone, the daughter of Danaus, you will bring .
is that, yes, gold and flowers mixed waters,
come from their nutritional Inachus mountains, bringing
Athena bathing formidable, but, Pelasgus,
be careful and do not see the queen, even unintentionally .
The naked see Pallas, which the city sustains
this city of Argos for the last time. Sovereign
Athena salt you: while I do something
to them will tell you: the story is not mine but of others.
girls, Athena at Thebes once a nymph
above his companions loved very much and greatly,
the mother of Tiresias, and never separated from each other, but both
when the old Tespias
(...) or to Haliartus
guided their horses, plowing across the Boeotian,
or going to Coronea where
a scented grove and altars has Curalio riverside,
the goddess often brought up in his car,
and neither talks nor nymphs dances
were pleasant when not presiding Chariclo:
but still, she too many tears were waiting, although
Athena your soul mate.
is a time of releasing the peplos fibulae, heliconia
in horse power, of course beautiful, bathed
: lunch overlooking the calm of the mountain.
Both bathed, when midday was
and a huge mountain that overlooked calm.
All alone, Tiresias, whose beard was getting dark,
with their dogs in the sacred place had;
and feeling thirsty so unspeakable course the source is approached,
unfortunate, that it was inadvertently I was not allowed.
Him, even irritated, however Atenea said:
"What fate, oh Evera your eyes never recover,
brought you by this deadly path?"
she said, and the boy's eyes took night. Standing
stood, speechless, because the pain
locked his knees and his face took a stupor. And the nymph
shouted: "What my son has done,
lady? So, gods, love?
The eyes have stolen my son. Unfortunate son!,
Athena wears chest and waist, but the sun
you'll never see it. Ah me unhappy!;
mountain oh!, Oh no longer trample Helicon!,
a lot of faith that you have gained in return for so little: a few deer and their kids
lost, nothing more, and with the eyes of my child will stay. "
her with both arms embracing his beloved son,
the mother, and the plaintive cry of the nightingale sang
between deep mourning, but the goddess took pity on his partner.
Athena And she gave him these words:
"Woman of God, change your mind completely on everything from anger
said: I was not your son who was blinded.
Indeed, it is not pleasant Athena's eyes start
waiters, and they say the laws Crono:
"who in one of the immortal (and God willing it will not personally)
contemplates that to see it pay an increased price. " Women
divine, it can no longer be undone,
this fact, since the Fates so
wove the threads when it first gave birth, so now I get, oh
Ever!, The lot is you should.
Cadmea many victims the future delivered to fire
many Aristeo, pleading
his only son, the young Actaeon, even blind can see!
raids also one companion of the great Artemis
be, but he did not save him then neither hunts nor common
shoot arrows in the mountains
when unintentionally funny see the bathroom
divinity, but the dogs themselves to the old master
then eat with the bones of the child's mother will pick
, walking across the forest, happy and blessed
say you were blind
to recover a child who returned from the bush.
Oh, comrade, for he did not groan, that this other
many gifts await you, through me, to please you,
as a guess what will become renowned in the posterity
with others very much exceeded.
learn about the birds, which is favorable and will do nothing
your flight, or even know of what the omens are not propitious. Many oracles
the Boeotian, many Cadmus
disclosed, and later to the eminent Labdacus. Le grant
also an outstanding staff that will guide his feet as required,
will also grant that the end of his life in time to dilate;
and only he, when he dies, with intelligence from the dead
wander, for the egregious Hagesilas estimated.
So saying, he nodded signal: this is a thing accomplished, the thing that sits
Palas, because she alone among her daughters, Athena, Zeus granted
this: his father all the powers to acquire.
maids, whose mother gave birth to the goddess no
but the head of Zeus. Zeus's head nods
Lies (...) Daughter.
Now, now it really Athena:
receipt of the goddess, girls, whatever you think, you this mission,
with shouting, pleading and shouting.
Health, Goddess, beware of Argos Inaqui. Health
now that parties and when in the future
come back again to your horses: the inheritance of the Danaan protects intact.
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