Forever Old


 This is my version of the Ancient Greek myth about how Eos, goddess of the dawn, fell in love with a handsome Trojan prince, Tithonos. All was going well until a request was made of Zeus. The moral of this tale (one of them, at least) is to be VERY careful what you wish for. This is a persistent theme in countless myths and folktales from all over the world. One can but assume that it is based on a widespread experience of the volatile nature of wish-making.
The man in the photo is Marios Lekkas, the Athenian model. I have no idea if Tithonos looked anything like that, but he is suitably pretty so let's pretend. 



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