Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Homeric Choices
Achilles must choose between a long but ignoble life or a short, glorious life.
Odysseus is torn between the island of Calypso which offers IMMORTALITY but obscurity or Ithica
which offers mortality but honor, fame.
Eris (Discord) gives Paris the apple and he must choose between Juno (Riches, Power), Athena (glory, renown) or
Venus (the love of fair women)
Ajax chooses death by seeking Achilles armor. Odysseus chooses Athena. Paris chooses Venus.
This is an illustration I made at St. Johns around 1968.
