Tumblr crosspost (19 October 2020)

[anghraine]

Atalanta manages to get a shot in at Diana’s boar, but there is always That Asshole, and this one (Ancaeus) goes:

“All right, boys, let’s find out how much a man’s weapons
Outweigh a girl’s. Leave this to me. I don’t care
If Diana herself protects this boar with her arrows.
I’m taking this animal down, Diana or not!” (8.444-7)

*five minutes later*

Cause of death: boar.

Tagged: #i do appreciate that ovid smacks down misogynistic hubris at pretty much every opportunity #i mean... all hubris. but there is a special flavor to this kind

Comments

[lokifan]

ahahaha incredible

[anghraine]

Truly!