In the Iliad, she is described as the loveliest of the daughters of Priam (King of Troy), and gifted with prophecy. The god Apollo loved her, but she spurned him. As a punishment, he decreed that no one would ever believe her. So when she told her fellow Trojans that the Greeks were hiding inside the wooden horse...well, you know what happened.
"Pantaloons" is exactly the right word. they look so silly, yet so within their rights :-)
I liked this a lot.
Posted by: dale | September 04, 2005 at 01:38 PM
Lovely.
Posted by: patry Francis | September 07, 2005 at 09:38 AM