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   David E. Milligan to Florian Blaschke   
   Re: 4-06 A Tale of Two Muses --- A Criti   
   19 Sep 07 19:49:40   
   
   From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Florian Blaschke"  wrote in message   
   news:fcqvhf$lgg$03$1@news.t-online.com...   
   > David E. Milligan wrote:   
   >> Cleanthes wrote:   
   >>>  This was much discussed when this episode first aired.  The   
   >>> consensus of opinion was that the second muse was Terpsichore, muse   
   >>> of dance.  (Polyhymnia was music and religious dance, more like).   
   >>         Thanks for the info.  The least they could have done was   
   >> mention the second muse's name. Or come up with a better title.   
   >   
   > In fact, I've always thought that the title does not at all refer to   
   > Kalliope - since she didn't really play a role in the story except as   
   > a flimsy pretext -, but that the two muses really are Xena and   
   > Gabrielle. :)   
   >   
   > The title, BTW, is another allusion to classic literature.   
   >   
   > --   
   >   
   > Florian   
   > GGGHD, MWFA, HCNB   
   >   
          Maybe  "'A Tale of Two Taras"  since she changed her ways from the   
   first time we saw her.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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