I've been thinking so much lately about other things that I haven't had much time to think about mythologies. But I kept recalling the lecture about Adonis and the trees, and how we talked about Shakespeare's sonnets. It really struck me when professor Sexson said that death is beauty. I think that's such a powerful statement because you never realize what you have until it's gone. And a line in my creation myth jumped out at me because it said Death is hunger, and I thought of the contrasts between beauty and hunger and thought it must be merely coincidence to see them both described this way.
So in light of the Shakespeare's sonnet I wanted to email my great grandmother a copy of the sonnet as well as just talk to her. Not having my notes near me I couldn't remember the number of the sonnet, so thinking it was 53 I googled that, and lo and behold this is what I stumbled upon (see attached photo)
And again I was struck by the coincidence of Adonis and Helen coming forth in this sonnet, the imagery used in comparing their beauties to nothing besides the person No. 53 is directed towards. I don't think I would have truly appreciated these words as much had we not talked of the two great beauties Helen and Adonis . So being the loving boyfriend I am I immediately sent that to my girlfriend using Shakespeare as it is meant to used, to woo the ladies.
But on a more serious note,
This again brought to mind how there is no coincidence, I feel for the first time so far in this class that I am on the path of a mythic detective, and the clues are beginning to pile up.
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