THE BOOK OF
GREEKS
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FIRST BOOK OF GREEKS
The romantic messes of Zeus
Chapter 11
Tt may be clear by now that the Greeks believed romance was truly romantic only when it involved some kind of miracle,
2fLike somebody turning into something else,
3Such as the way Zeus used to change into a gbull to make himself more attractive to hwomen,
4Or a ithunderstorm,
5Or anything but himself,
6For some reason.
7And they liked to believe that it worked the other way too,
8Like the jnymph who turned herself into a quivering aspen because Zeus asked her out on a date,
9Not to mention kPygmalion,
10Who fell in love with a lstatue,
11Which is why it was so great when the statue turned itself into a mwoman,
12And made Pygmalion’s day,
13Because all the Greek women he knew had already turned themselves into something else,
14To get away from Zeus,
15nWho had a real knack for making a mess of things when it came to romance.
✦ · · ✦ · · ✦
Chapter 11 / 26