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Aristophanic Addition
By patterjack
30 October 2007
Often at the end of a serious work the great Greek playwrights would add a Satyr play, self mocking.

Please consider this not-too-serious offering as a Brekkekek  koax koax to Long Night.

                       Aristophanic Addition

Did the gods of Olympus have the ultimate say?

(Who did leave that serpent in the young maiden's way?)

When she was disposed of, in  their loftiest fashion

did they then turn his mind to a different passion?

Were the results of his forecasts merely rhetorical

when he sharpened his skills as yet one more oracle?

Did his love songs still sound as sweet and as tender

When they were directed to a different gender?

The final result, though: when he got on their tits

The Lesbian Maenads tore him to bits.

They scattered his pieces, hither, thither and yon

But the  gods left the Lyre  we can still gaze upon.


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Written by Fledermaus (3448 comments posted) 30th October 2007
It remains an interesting story, especially because their death was so pointless. Usually a deity is insulted (Arachne, Niobe etc), but Orpheus and Eurydice didn't do anything wrong as far as I can remember. 
Wether or not the gods had the ultimate say was very much a dispute in the ancient world btw. The gods were subject to fate, but who commanded fate? 
Nice poem :)

Written by Phil (6836 comments posted) 30th October 2007
Does it for me. Enjoyed it. I wonder if it would have made the ancients laugh. I did. 
 
Phil

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