From Last Summer to Ancient Greece Rain in the west between us and Mount EvansAugust 30, 2011 * * * Titian, Danaë and the Shower of Gold(1554) * * * A Discreet Purchase Zeus bought Danaë with golden rain and I purchase you with a gold coin. I can’t, after all, pay more than Zeus. ______________________ Macedonian poet Parmenion, between 50 BCE and 50 CE (tr. Willis Barnstone) * * * Vase painting of Danaë and the Shower of Goldc.Read More