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- From: mooreej@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Edward J. Moore)
- Subject: Re: Involuntary Cannibalism
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:27:15 GMT
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- bcushman@bagpipe.reed.edu (Ben Cushman) writes:
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- >Hello out there--
-
- > I am working on a thesis, and I need a good case of someone
- >unkowingingly eating someone else to illustrate a point. Can anyone think
- >of a good example from mythology-- Greek prefered.
- > I think that Herodotus mentions some such case, but I haven't been
- >able to find it.
-
- > Ben Cushman
- > Reed College
-
- Yeah, there are lots. One instance is where Tantalus served his son, Pelops,
- to the gods at a feast, just to see if they could tell the difference. Of
- course, they did, except for Demeter, who was still grieving over the loss
- of Persephone, and failed to see through the trick. She took a bite out of
- his shoulder. Anyway, to punish Tantalus, he's the one in Hades who is
- continually being teased and "tantalized" by the food and water, with no
- reward. Pelops was given his life back, and to replace his shoulder, the
- gods gave him one of ivory.
-
- Hope this help.
-
- Ed.
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