tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post8023609402977521158..comments2024-03-20T03:11:21.756-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: A to Z Blogging Challenge 2021 - X Is For Xanthus Sue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-73032638983665798352021-05-02T16:11:11.643-07:002021-05-02T16:11:11.643-07:00Hi Jayashree! No reason why there wouldn’t be talk...Hi Jayashree! No reason why there wouldn’t be talking horses in these myths, though if some had had the power of speech they might have changed the outcome of their stories. In the Bible, there is a donkey which speaks just once, to tell its rider that there is a very good reason why it won’t go ahead, so please stop kicking it.<br /><br />Hi Deborah! Those horses would certainly deserve retirement, wherever it was.<br /><br />Hi Anne! I love the idea of horses born of the wind too. It says “These animals are FAST!” Something very poetic about that. <br /><br />Hi Zalka! Yes, nice to see a positive story about Hera.<br /><br />Hi Lenni! Yes, nice not to have to cheat on X this time. Greek is handy having X words/names. Next year probably back to cheating. PS I have always wondered whether you were a he/she or whoever else. I kept calling you Jenni in my mind. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-61379985500356569572021-05-01T18:55:58.649-07:002021-05-01T18:55:58.649-07:00This has been a popular use of X this year!
I lov...This has been a popular use of X this year! <br />I love letter X posts! Always such variety. <br />It's hard to believe the alphabet part of the blogging challenge is over for 2021. Down to the after survey, reflections, and the "road trip" sign-up. <br />Plus, I'm taking part in the Bout of Books read-a-thon in May. So much excitement!<br />J Lenni Dorner (he/him 👨🏽 or 🧑🏽 they/them) ~ Co-host of the #AtoZchallenge, OperationAwesome6 Debut Author Interviewer, Reference& Speculative Fiction AuthorJ Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-42718069030918059242021-04-30T00:35:16.663-07:002021-04-30T00:35:16.663-07:00I do wonder what happened to them after. Good for ...I do wonder what happened to them after. Good for Hera, giving a horse a voice to defend himself...<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-66240063936747687092021-04-28T09:32:30.011-07:002021-04-28T09:32:30.011-07:00Yay for legit X's! I don't know why the h...Yay for legit X's! I don't know why the horses would have mourned Achilles particularly, but I guess they were just loyal. I do like the idea of horses literally born of the wind.<br /><a href="%E2%80%9Cnydamprintsblackandwhite.blogspot.com/2021/04/x-is-for-xanadu.html%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Black and White: X for Xanadu</a>Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-6489634841180907482021-04-28T08:37:08.415-07:002021-04-28T08:37:08.415-07:00Your post very helpfully sorted some things out fo...Your post very helpfully sorted some things out for me. I did know about these horses as children of Zephyrus (which I've always found even more curious than most of the many other curious ways of Greek mythology). But I never really connected them in a timeline of appearance like you've done here. Immortality does suggest they're here hanging about somewhere - I wonder if they're on some ranch in Wyoming chomping on grass and thinking about past adventures. :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/ludic-lexicon-x/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-40459014304009397742021-04-28T05:44:20.258-07:002021-04-28T05:44:20.258-07:00These two characters are new to me too! It would h...These two characters are new to me too! It would have been interesting if they always had the power to speak in these tales<br /><br />https://pagesfromjayashree.blogspot.com/2021/04/x-for-bellatrix-and-helena-bonham-carter.htmlJayashree (pagesfromjayashree)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16266547430471765265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-8896849689205597152021-04-27T23:41:30.961-07:002021-04-27T23:41:30.961-07:00Hi Debra! I’m sure Mr Ed would agree with you! 😂
...Hi Debra! I’m sure Mr Ed would agree with you! 😂<br /><br />Hi Anita! Well, yes, because they WERE animals. There are a lot of horses in the Greek myths and these two are the most normal I know of. They do a horsey job, don’t have wings and don’t eat people(the mares of Diomedes and the mares of Glaucus are both fed on human flesh by their owners, who face karma for it)<br /><br /> Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-13144696091910898852021-04-27T18:46:08.617-07:002021-04-27T18:46:08.617-07:00I did not know this story at all. It's interes...I did not know this story at all. It's interesting that while they were not born to horses they were treated as animals. AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-68132251072137538402021-04-27T17:36:38.820-07:002021-04-27T17:36:38.820-07:00I did not know of these horses before! And especia...I did not know of these horses before! And especially not of their connection to Achilles and Patroclus. Horses need to speak up more in this world.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com