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.
Ha! Great find, Beth!
Posted by: Marja-Leena | May 30, 2011 at 03:46 PM
Ha! Pointing to heaven? Which is a detour if you want to get to......?
Posted by: Natalie | May 30, 2011 at 05:42 PM
I'm laughing at that. Not so easy to make these finds as one might think.
Posted by: Hattie | May 31, 2011 at 01:05 AM
Perfect.
Posted by: Jan | June 01, 2011 at 08:20 AM
Surely that is in Pennsylvania, land of the orange cones and striped barrels...
Posted by: marly youmans | June 01, 2011 at 10:16 PM