Author Archives: k.tan

From “The Tale of the Ox and the Donkey” “You, my daughter, will likewise perish because of your miscalculation. Desist, sit quietly, and don’t expose yourself to peril. I advise you out of compassion for you.” She replied, “Father, I … Continue reading →

Scylla and Charybdis Both images depict Scylla with female traits and Charybdis as just a mouth. The former of the two pictures depicts Scylla with 6 wolf/dog – like heads on long extended necks attacking a ship which I believe … Continue reading →

Face of a God, Mouth of a Donkey   I chose a passage from Book VIII, lines 181 ~ 204. In a few lines prior, Euryalus has just taunted Odysseus saying that he does not look like a sportsman and … Continue reading →