Ariadne

Book by Jennifer Saint · 5 quotes · Greek Mythology, Ariadne, Metaphor

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“And so Asterion became the Minotaur. My mother's private constellation of shame intermingled with love and despair no longer; instead, he became my father's display of dominance to the world.”

Mythology Greek Greek Mythology Retelling

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“Asterion,' she told me. 'It means star.' Asterion. A distant light in an infinity of darkness. A raging fire if you came too close. A guide that would lead my family on the path to immortality. A divine vengeance upon us all. I did not know then what he would become. But my mother held him and nursed him and named him and he knew us both. He was not yet the Minotaur. He was just a baby. He was my brother.”

Mythology Greek Greek Mythology Retelling

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“Lehet, hogy csak egy halandó élet hosszát tölthetjük együtt, de az teljességgel a miénk lesz, senki másé.”

Love Mythology

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“When I could escape the tedium of my baby and seize a respite, I might take a walk by the city walls, wondering if I could muster the energy to fling myself from their height onto the rocky slopes below.”

Motherhood Mythology Greek Difficulties

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“I was simply so tired. I felt like I no longer knew who I was. The competent queen who had juggled the needs of the city so expertly was now a slave to the relentless wailing from the crib.”

Motherhood Mythology Greek Difficulties

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