(urth) Appearance of the Gods

[James Wynn]

On 1/19/2011 8:07 AM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
> Tartaros tells Auk that their appearances are the self-images of the 
> gods. He gives the specific example of Kypris:
>
> "You say that you could nearly make out the face of my father's 
> concubine. The face you nearly saw was her own image of herself as she 
> imagines that self to appear.  I feel confident that it was a 
> beautiful face.  I have never met any woman more secure in her own 
> vanity."

Tartaros' assertion requires serious finessing. One cannot possibly 
assume that Echidna and Scylla thought they looked like that.

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