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tangrena1: Selene 1: the book that started it all
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tangrena1: Selene 2: And so, to begin...
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tangrena1: Selene 3: Once in Ancient Greece, there was a little girl named 'Selene'.
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tangrena1: Selene 4: She lived with her mother, Ariadne, who made their living weaving baskets.
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tangrena1: Selene 5: They had a a small hut in the woods...
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tangrena1: Selene 6: ...right near a sacred grove where there were statues of the goddesses.
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tangrena1: Selene 7: As she wove, sometimes Ariadne told Selene about her home in Crete, and the Goddess stories they told there.
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tangrena1: Selene 8: Then she would sigh, "Why did I ever leave my dear home and run off with that handsome Greek sailor?"
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tangrena1: Selene 9: One morning early, they loaded up all their baskets...
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tangrena1: Selene 10: ...and walked the long road to the city.
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tangrena1: Selene 11: At the great gates they paused for a moment, took deep breaths,
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tangrena1: Selene 12: ...and plunged into the marketplace bustle.
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tangrena1: Selene 13: All kinds of things were sold here
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tangrena1: Selene 14: ...from ephemeral flowers...
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tangrena1: Selene 15: ...to fine painted pitchers and vases.
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tangrena1: Selene 16: A woman was serving a platter of fruit...
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tangrena1: Selene 17: ...to a man who listened to a double flute.
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tangrena1: Selene 18: Selene and Ariadne made their way through the crowd...
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tangrena1: Selene 19: ...to an empty space where they could set down their baskets...
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tangrena1: Selene 20: ...and arrange them to sell.
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tangrena1: Selene 21: "I can take care of things now," Ariadne told her daughter, "You look around if you want."
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tangrena1: Selene 22: Selene began to wander through the market.
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tangrena1: Selene 23: There were children of privilege and poverty.
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tangrena1: Selene 24: For a while, she watched the flute player.
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tangrena1: Selene 25: A woman was buying earrings.
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tangrena1: Selene 26: Selene looked at her face. The new earrings didn't seem to make her happy.
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tangrena1: Selene 27: She tried to make friends with the flower girl...
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tangrena1: Selene 28: ...but she seemed almost afraid to talk to her.
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tangrena1: Selene 29: In fact, though the men were enjoying themselves, most of the women seemed lonely...
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tangrena1: Selene 30: ...discontented...