Thrilling, Sue. I would really like to witness this in person. And, let me say, I appreciate that you trusted your readers to know about the Cretan mythology of the Minoan bull- leapers. I am always delighted when writers don't explain their references. Makes me feel like my education was worth while. Thank you.
Thank you, Sharron. And thanks for the hint about trusting my readers' knowledge. I learned about those Cretans in a mythology class at Cabrillo ... which was cancelled due to the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Meanwhile, the Heqet myth was so obscure, at least to me, that I thought I needed something to explain. My own search for knowledge (on Google) ends up in the posts. But you're right, Substack readers are an educated bunch. I need to keep my googling to myself.
Ha ha ha! Funny thing, I learned about the Minoan culture in an Art History class at Cabrillo, taught by Sandy Lydon in the mid-1970s. One of the best classes I ever took, and I have retained so much. However - please steer me toward your story about Heqet. I want to read it again, to see the context. I don't think I've ever learned of it before.
Cabrillo is such a great asset to Santa Cruz. I loved Ed Sundberg's storytelling class. On the last day, we decided to form a storytelling group called the Santa Cruz Storytellers. We did a lot of gigs around the area and it got me started on my grand career in show biz ... seven years! Anyway, here's the link to Heqet: https://suecauhape.substack.com/p/the-heqet-nebula
Thrilling, Sue. I would really like to witness this in person. And, let me say, I appreciate that you trusted your readers to know about the Cretan mythology of the Minoan bull- leapers. I am always delighted when writers don't explain their references. Makes me feel like my education was worth while. Thank you.
Thank you, Sharron. And thanks for the hint about trusting my readers' knowledge. I learned about those Cretans in a mythology class at Cabrillo ... which was cancelled due to the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Meanwhile, the Heqet myth was so obscure, at least to me, that I thought I needed something to explain. My own search for knowledge (on Google) ends up in the posts. But you're right, Substack readers are an educated bunch. I need to keep my googling to myself.
Ha ha ha! Funny thing, I learned about the Minoan culture in an Art History class at Cabrillo, taught by Sandy Lydon in the mid-1970s. One of the best classes I ever took, and I have retained so much. However - please steer me toward your story about Heqet. I want to read it again, to see the context. I don't think I've ever learned of it before.
Cabrillo is such a great asset to Santa Cruz. I loved Ed Sundberg's storytelling class. On the last day, we decided to form a storytelling group called the Santa Cruz Storytellers. We did a lot of gigs around the area and it got me started on my grand career in show biz ... seven years! Anyway, here's the link to Heqet: https://suecauhape.substack.com/p/the-heqet-nebula