Caroline Lawrence

And it shows the minotaur from the back. He's slightly turned away from us. He's leaning on a balustrade. He's not underground. He's looking out at the sea. And when you first look at it, he looks quite lonely and sympathetic. One scholar has commented his face looks almost dog-like, and he's got long eyelashes. But then if you look more closely, it's kind of creepy.

And it shows the minotaur from the back. He's slightly turned away from us. He's leaning on a balustrade. He's not underground. He's looking out at the sea. And when you first look at it, he looks quite lonely and sympathetic. One scholar has commented his face looks almost dog-like, and he's got long eyelashes. But then if you look more closely, it's kind of creepy.

Because first of all, it looks like he's looking at you out of the corner of his eye. And then you notice that in his hand, he's crushed a bird, a little tiny bird he's crushed dead. And then you see what he's looking at is a ship bringing the tribute of children for him. And this was, he became a metaphor for the sort of person

Because first of all, it looks like he's looking at you out of the corner of his eye. And then you notice that in his hand, he's crushed a bird, a little tiny bird he's crushed dead. And then you see what he's looking at is a ship bringing the tribute of children for him. And this was, he became a metaphor for the sort of person

Because first of all, it looks like he's looking at you out of the corner of his eye. And then you notice that in his hand, he's crushed a bird, a little tiny bird he's crushed dead. And then you see what he's looking at is a ship bringing the tribute of children for him. And this was, he became a metaphor for the sort of person

who enjoys abusing underage children or children at all for in horrible ways. And so it was a real statement about what was happening in society at that moment. I was so excited to hear that the Tate Britain has all Watts's paintings. So I went to look at it and it's in storage. So I tweeted the Tate, bring it out.

who enjoys abusing underage children or children at all for in horrible ways. And so it was a real statement about what was happening in society at that moment. I was so excited to hear that the Tate Britain has all Watts's paintings. So I went to look at it and it's in storage. So I tweeted the Tate, bring it out.

who enjoys abusing underage children or children at all for in horrible ways. And so it was a real statement about what was happening in society at that moment. I was so excited to hear that the Tate Britain has all Watts's paintings. So I went to look at it and it's in storage. So I tweeted the Tate, bring it out.

especially with the current popularity of Greek mythology, the resurgence, people looking at it, retelling it, using the myths to talk about what's happening now, which is what the myths are so useful for, to bring it out. What's really interesting is that the famous short story writer, Jorge Luis Borges, wrote a short story partly inspired by that painting

especially with the current popularity of Greek mythology, the resurgence, people looking at it, retelling it, using the myths to talk about what's happening now, which is what the myths are so useful for, to bring it out. What's really interesting is that the famous short story writer, Jorge Luis Borges, wrote a short story partly inspired by that painting

especially with the current popularity of Greek mythology, the resurgence, people looking at it, retelling it, using the myths to talk about what's happening now, which is what the myths are so useful for, to bring it out. What's really interesting is that the famous short story writer, Jorge Luis Borges, wrote a short story partly inspired by that painting

He was putting out a magazine and he had two pages to fill. So he thought, I'll write a short story, two pages long. And he wrote a story called The House of Asterion. And Asterion was the name of the minotaur in ancient Greek. And although it's very short, it's considered a classic.

He was putting out a magazine and he had two pages to fill. So he thought, I'll write a short story, two pages long. And he wrote a story called The House of Asterion. And Asterion was the name of the minotaur in ancient Greek. And although it's very short, it's considered a classic.

He was putting out a magazine and he had two pages to fill. So he thought, I'll write a short story, two pages long. And he wrote a story called The House of Asterion. And Asterion was the name of the minotaur in ancient Greek. And although it's very short, it's considered a classic.

Because it's arguably the first story about an ancient monster that's told from the monster's point of view, which is super interesting.

Because it's arguably the first story about an ancient monster that's told from the monster's point of view, which is super interesting.

Because it's arguably the first story about an ancient monster that's told from the monster's point of view, which is super interesting.

And I was thinking, you know, for example, how would we do it right now, today? How would we tell the myth of the Minotaur? And I was just thinking about the cattle connection and that... a bull would be equal to a car in modern terms. And I thought, well, what if a woman mated with a car? And actually there was a, in 2021, an ultra-violent French film called Titane won the Palme d'Or.

And I was thinking, you know, for example, how would we do it right now, today? How would we tell the myth of the Minotaur? And I was just thinking about the cattle connection and that... a bull would be equal to a car in modern terms. And I thought, well, what if a woman mated with a car? And actually there was a, in 2021, an ultra-violent French film called Titane won the Palme d'Or.

And I was thinking, you know, for example, how would we do it right now, today? How would we tell the myth of the Minotaur? And I was just thinking about the cattle connection and that... a bull would be equal to a car in modern terms. And I thought, well, what if a woman mated with a car? And actually there was a, in 2021, an ultra-violent French film called Titane won the Palme d'Or.