Which Is the Most Intriguing Story in Greek Mythology?
Which Is the Most Intriguing Story in Greek Mythology? Sunday November 26, 2006 Aphrodite’s Head From Botticelli’s Birth of Venus © Clipart.comI received the following question in email: “Which story do you find most intriguing in Greek Mythology?” The word ‘intriguing’ suggests to me a story that I can think about over and over again and come up with new insights. While the tales told in Greek tragedy can be pleasurably watched over and over again, perhaps achieving a catharsis or cleansing, I don’t find them intriguing. Comedy can be entertaining to watch while providing insights into and puzzles about the contemporary culture, but I can’t think of a comedy that intrigues me. My answer is entirely subjective and may not even qualify since we hear the story first in the Latin Metamorphoses (or Golden Ass) of Apuleius. Read Whic
