what names they are in early Greek
Linear B and Mycenaean
listen to the names
A-ta-na-po-ti-ni-ja
Athanai Potnia Lady Athena
Da-pu-ri-to-jo-po-ti-ni-ja
Laburinthoio Potnia
Mistress of the Labyrinth
these ancients had poetry
in the rhythm of their names
they are the women of the chthon
earth women chthonic and so old
finding them in later Greek is hard
they have been tamed and turned
into yes women losing their
ancient dignity and chutzpah
Linear B and Mycenaean
listen to the names
A-ta-na-po-ti-ni-ja
Athanai Potnia Lady Athena
Da-pu-ri-to-jo-po-ti-ni-ja
Laburinthoio Potnia
Mistress of the Labyrinth
these ancients had poetry
in the rhythm of their names
they are the women of the chthon
earth women chthonic and so old
finding them in later Greek is hard
they have been tamed and turned
into yes women losing their
ancient dignity and chutzpah
fascinating
ReplyDeletelove the way your spelling out the pronunciation slows the text down to create a different thought space. n what about dem Minoan gals? now THEY had chutzpah
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