Saturday, September 7, 2024

Sep 7– From "The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel" translated by Whitley Stokes D.C.L

 Stories like this are really better out loud

Sep 7– From "The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel" translated by Whitley Stokes D.C.L

Summary: Raiding? These are fun, but hard to follow.

Commentary: A fragment of a myth in the middle of a larger cycle. There have been a few of these in 15MAD and they're always challenging. Who are these people? Where are they? What are they doing? Usually there's a lot of ritual/cultural stuff that you can sort of infer, but aren't really clear.

It's interesting how it shifts between a more descriptive style: "White as the snow of one night were the two hands, soft and even, and red as foxglove were the two clear-beautiful cheeks." into simple summary to move between time/events. 

I appreciate the nudity. The phrase, "stark-naked" appears four times in about a page. 

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