Catullus 64 Catullus 64 Catullus 64 is an epyllion or "little epic" poem written by Latin poet Catullus. Catullus' longest poem, it retains his famed linguistic witticisms while employing an appropriately epic tone. Though ostensibly concerning itself with the marriage of Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis (parents of the famed Greek hero Achilles), a sizeable portion of the poem's lines is devoted to the desertion of Ariadne by the legendary Theseus. Although the poem implies that Theseus and Ariadne were in love, in reality the text never explicitly states that Theseus even looked at Ariadne. Told through ecphrasis, or the depiction of
The Minotaur in House of Leaves fears and perception. In keeping with that, Navidson's Minotaur is Delial. The dying Sudanese girl is his daunting memory and consumes Navidson when he is in the dark and fearful hallways. The Minotaur is, without question, a very personal outset because there is no physical existence of a monster in the house. The labyrinth is also a recurring theme in the story pertaining to the labyrinth in the house and the Minotaur's labyrinth. Click here to watch a short video on the myth of the Minotaur. The Minotaur in House of Leaves The Minotaur or Minotauros was the son born