Ann Carson's Autobiography of Red

According to the myth, Geryon owned a herd of cattle that appeared red because they were colored by the blood-red light of the sunset (Atsma). To reach the island, Geryon sailed the ocean in a golden "cup-boat" lent to him by Helios, the sun god (Atsma). Interestingly, the sensation sent by Eurystheus to fetch the cattle was Herakles (Atsma).

Geryoneis was a poetry written by the 6th-century poet Stesichorus, and its transfigurenate name was "Song of Geryon" ("Geryon"). Although lone(prenominal) fragments of the poem remain today, they indicate that the poem consisted of 26 line triads of "strophe, antistrophe and epode, repeated in columns along t

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Thus, Carson's strange-named characters are named for mythological characters, impart an other-worldly significance to her story. Reading the story as if the characters were their mythological alter egos adds a different dimension to it and enriches the symbolism.

Atsma, Aaron J. "Geryon."

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