As Sir Thomas More puts it in “A Man for All Seasons” puts it: “and when the devil turns round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat”
Nah, they have the trial in the temple of Athena where Orestes was seeking shelter, then Athena strikes a deal with them after the trial, where they go and dwell in the caves beneath the temple as the Eumenides.
The Latin ‘Eumenides’ should always be the default, so as to invite the quip “Euripides trousers, Eumenides trousers!”
As Sir Thomas More puts it in “A Man for All Seasons” puts it: “and when the devil turns round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat”
Yeah, maybe glorifying the wild west and blood fueds might not be great.
It's not the best model for a political community ngl
Beautifully done! Loved reading this post
Didn't he have to build a Temple to Athena before the Furies became the Graces? Good post.
Nah, they have the trial in the temple of Athena where Orestes was seeking shelter, then Athena strikes a deal with them after the trial, where they go and dwell in the caves beneath the temple as the Eumenides.