Tuesday, June 16, 2009

True Blood : Carl says "Mycenaean, I'm told."

So when Sam shows up at MaryAnn's house with the bag of money - he spies the statue.

Carl comes in and says "Mycenaean, I'm told."
I'm thinking we are still looking at MaryAnn being a maenad just an Alan Ball version of one.

Mycenaean Greece is a cultural period of ancient Greece taking its name from the archaeological site of Mycenae in northeastern Argolis, in the Peloponnese of southern Greece. Athens, Pylos, Thebes, and Tiryns are also important Mycenaean sites. The last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece is the historical setting of much Ancient Greek literature and myth, including the epics of Homer.

Remember to this is the definition of Maenad:

In Greek mythology, Maenads were the female followers of Dionysus , the most significant members of the Thiasus, the retinue of Dionysus. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by him into a state of ecstatic frenzy, through a combination of dancing and drunken intoxication.In this state, they would lose all self control, begin shouting excitedly, engage in uncontrolled sexual behavior, and ritualistically hunt down and tear animals (and sometimes men and children) to pieces, devouring the raw flesh. During these rites, the maenads would dress in fawn skins and carry a thyrsus, a long stick wrapped in ivy or vine leaves
Quite unlike the Minoans whose society benefited from trade, the Mycenaeans advanced through conquest.
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es and tipped by a cluster of leaves, weave ivy-wreaths around their heads, and often handle or wear snakes.

3 comments:

Lady Jane said...

Hey there Dallas:

I know last night in the chat/blog talk show people were talking about Greek Mythology (GM) and someone helping out with that, if you would like I will help out with that. I could put together a summary of key GM ideas and themes if that would help? Let me know.

Randy said...

The statue is not Mycenaean but that of an Egyptian Goddess of the River Nile. Mycenaean figurines are said to be but a few inches tall. Hence, TB is an amalgamation of various classical cultures & myths.

I am on the Michelle Forbes Community Blog, and we provide the latest scopp on Maryann. Loving TBinDallas. Just don't trust wiki. ;)

" Dallas " said...

That's great to know that it's an amalgamation of various classical cultures & myths.

Wikipedia is always a GREAT place to start ...

Carl says Mycenaean..that's all I know.