... Meanwhile, Juno had seen everything. She was merely waiting for an occasion To exact the exemplary punishment. The moment Jove's bastard was born - A boy, Arcas! - her fury exploded. She stared in wild hatred at the new infant. "So,"she screamed at Callisto, the world can see You have perfected your insult- and my shame. "Now see me perfect my revenge On this beauty of yours That so unbalanced my husband" She grabbed the girl by the hair Above her forehead, and jerked her down flat on her face. As Callisto lay there, pleading for mercy With outstretched arms, those arms the god had caressed Suddenly bushed thick black hair, Her hands curved into scoops of long talons- They had become feet. And her mouth That Jupiter had kissed in his rapture Was fanged jaws, like a torn open wound. Then to empty her cries of their appeal The goddess nipped off her speech. Instead of words A shattering snarl burst from her throat, a threat- Callisto was a bear. Yet her mind was unaltered. Her lament Was the roar of a bear- but her grief was human " From Ovid, Metamorphoses, Callisto and Arcas. Translation by Ted Hughes
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Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
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... Meanwhile, Juno had seen everything.
She was merely waiting for an occasion
To exact the exemplary punishment.
The moment Jove's bastard was born - A boy, Arcas! - her fury exploded.
She stared in wild hatred at the new infant.
"So,"she screamed at Callisto, the world can see
You have perfected your insult- and my shame.
"Now see me perfect my revenge
On this beauty of yours
That so unbalanced my husband"
She grabbed the girl by the hair
Above her forehead, and jerked her down flat on her face.
As Callisto lay there, pleading for mercy
With outstretched arms, those arms the god had caressed
Suddenly bushed thick black hair,
Her hands curved into scoops of long talons-
They had become feet. And her mouth
That Jupiter had kissed in his rapture
Was fanged jaws, like a torn open wound.
Then to empty her cries of their appeal
The goddess nipped off her speech.
Instead of words
A shattering snarl burst from her throat, a threat-
Callisto was a bear.
Yet her mind was unaltered. Her lament
Was the roar of a bear- but her grief was human "
From Ovid, Metamorphoses, Callisto and Arcas. Translation by Ted Hughes
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️