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Monthly Art 16: Galanthis' tragedy (Ballerina into weasel)
🕑 Added 2021-12-07 15:56:03 +0000 UTCTime ago Leonel Zelaya rose to the top of the dancing scene. Her skill, talent and dedication to the art gave her all the success and fame she could want. When age and time came, she gracefully relegated herself to the role of teacher, so she could train the next generation of great dancers.
One day she arrived at her studio and caught her best students having just discovered that the rumors about her secret were true: She was, most likely, the last person in possession of an ancient Theban scroll explaining a ritual dance in honor of Galanthis of Thebes.
Galanthis daughter of Tiresias.
Galanthis friend, maiden and lover of Alcmene.
Galanthis bringer of heroes and deceiver of goddess.
Galanthis who was punished to lose her form and become a weasel.
Leonel, upset, disappointed and outraged with her younger trainees, retrieved the scroll and tried to warn the young women of the dangers of the ritual. If the dance was performed properly it will bestow on the dancer the grace of a flexibility comparable to those of the mustelids… but even the slightest of mistakes and the daring performer will have to endure Galanthis’ tragedy for the rest of their lives…
Yet her words failed to convince the young dancers, they were eager to take the risk and she saw in their eyes the same burning ambition that once shone in her own eyes. Reluctantly Leonel realized that her only option was to show them how to properly perform the ritual dance… even if it may very well be the last lesson she was going to ever teach…
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Comments
Senor
Wouldn't be a proper mythological punishment if she didn't get to live as long as beast as she would as woman...! XP Sounds like an interesting book, may have to give it a look, I'm a sucker for ancient myth TFs.
Seadog Driftwood (Casey)
Here's hoping that she at least keeps her human longevity, especially given that she still looks to have her mind after the change: weasel lifespans are dreadfully short! A woman turning into a weasel is always a favourite in my eyes, but tying it to the myth of Galanthis is something especially delightful, especially having read a book all about that story and its cultural, mythical, and biological background, "Women and Weasels" by Maurizio Bettini. It seriously ought to be on every TF enthusiast's bookshelf, it's that good.
