I second cahn's wish to know who came up with Achilles/Medea? I mean, I've heard of Achilles/Helen as an alt!pairing as well as a post mortem pairing, but Achilles/Medea is new to me.
In any case, seeing as Achilles told Odysseus during the later's trip through the underworld he'd give all his post mortel glory in the underworld for the life of a living farmer, and that Medea actually could raise (some) of the dead, I could see a possible deal. Then again, Medea strikes me as too cautious to go for a guy famous for his short temper as any kind of long term ally, let alone husband. I mean, look at how she secured herself a safe haven in Athens before committing her bloody revenge in Corinth. And no way would she put up with playing second fiddle to Patroklos!
Now I feel sorry for Frau Zimmermann (if there was one), if he thinks Fritz is better husband material than Franzl. UM!
I personally encountered it when reading Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica, which is a Hellenistic work, but the internet is telling me the Greeks were shipping them all the way back to Simonides and Ibycus, who were Archaic poets. I have read little (Simonides) or none (Ibycus) of them, so cannot confirm.
(Have not read the Argonautica since college, but am still boggling at this ship all these many years later.)
Now, I'm not comparing MT to Medea, but it's the same "He was the MAN! She was the WOMAN!" logic for what makes a good marriage.
And no way would she put up with playing second fiddle to Patroklos!
Hahaha. Maybe they could make it work in some kind of "separate spheres" arrangement? I'm getting the urge to write this, but sigh, I cannot write these days, so I'll add it to my wishlist.
ETA: Meant to add, my current favorite power duo is you + me: librarian + reader! Zimmermann vs. Münchow is only the latest and greatest of our output. :D
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In any case, seeing as Achilles told Odysseus during the later's trip through the underworld he'd give all his post mortel glory in the underworld for the life of a living farmer, and that Medea actually could raise (some) of the dead, I could see a possible deal. Then again, Medea strikes me as too cautious to go for a guy famous for his short temper as any kind of long term ally, let alone husband. I mean, look at how she secured herself a safe haven in Athens before committing her bloody revenge in Corinth. And no way would she put up with playing second fiddle to Patroklos!
Now I feel sorry for Frau Zimmermann (if there was one), if he thinks Fritz is better husband material than Franzl. UM!
Indeed!
Re: power couples of the ancient world
(Have not read the Argonautica since college, but am still boggling at this ship all these many years later.)
Now, I'm not comparing MT to Medea, but it's the same "He was the MAN! She was the WOMAN!" logic for what makes a good marriage.
And no way would she put up with playing second fiddle to Patroklos!
Hahaha. Maybe they could make it work in some kind of "separate spheres" arrangement? I'm getting the urge to write this, but sigh, I cannot write these days, so I'll add it to my wishlist.
ETA: Meant to add, my current favorite power duo is you + me: librarian + reader! Zimmermann vs. Münchow is only the latest and greatest of our output. :D