IX. Geryon's War Record
Geryon lay on the ground covering his ears The sound
of horses like roses being burned alive
X. Schooling
In those days the police were weak Family was strong
Hand in hand the first day Geryon's mother took him to
School She neatened his little red wings and pushed him
In through the door
XIII. Herakles' Killing Club
Litte red dog did not see it he felt it All
Events carry but one
XIV. Herakles' Arrow
Arrow means kill It parted Geryon's skull like a comb Made
The boy neck lean At an odd slow angle sideways as when a
Poppy shames itself in a whip of Nude breeze
XV. Total Things Known About Geryon
He loved lightning He lives on an island His mother was a
Nymph of a river that ran to the sea His father was a gold
Cutting tool Old scholia say that Stesichoros says that
Geryon had six hands and six feet and wings He was red and
His strange red cattle excited envy Herakles came and
Killed him for his cattle
The dog too
XVI. Geryon's End
The red world And corresponding red breezes
Wento on Geryon did not
Excertos de Red Meat: Fragments of Stesichoros
in Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red - A Novel in Verse.
Vintage Books, NY: 1998.
imagem: Héracles & Gérion; ânfora (550-540 a.C.)
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