Transcript
Book 2, Chapter Eight: Genesis, Pages 203 and 204
King Philip was a busy man of war, whose ambitions took him across Greece, seeing little of his house.
During the latest of these expeditions, Nectanebo was visited in his workshop by Queen Olympias, who came to him for advice.
The two were kindred spirits of withcraft.
“Nectanebos, wise shaman,” said the queen in secret.
“I’m troubled. If I fail yet again to produce a child by the time Philip returns, he will divorce me. What ever shall I do?“
Confident Nectanebo consulted an ivory tablet,
finding in its oracle a fortune and an opportunity most prosperous.
“Worry not, Olympias. Your problem shall be a boon.
In the stars I foresee a god’s blessing upon you.
Serpentine.
Draconic.
Monstrous…”
Chapter Eight 203-204
… Time flies when one isn’t paying attention, doesn’t it? (or rather, when one had a final semester of postgrad, two out-of-state weekend festivals and a flu to deal with)
I am just going to give up on consistent updates for the time being in favour of updating whenever I have something new. @_@ The next two months and a half are going to be another whirlwind of activity. Some of the relevant pieces of those two months:
- I will be tabling at Emerald Hill Comics Festival in South Melbourne on September 15, 11 am to 4 pm. More info about the festival on Squishface Studios’ instagram. As for me, I will be selling my usual wares: Seance Tea Party, My Aunt is a Monster, and Alexander Book 1.
- I am currently working on completing the script of Book 2 in preparation for a 2 week long group residency (Comic Art Workshop). If you can believe it, I have been struggling through the script for this Book since late 2019, as the story for this Book is structurally challenging aka it’s above my skill level. Things are slowly starting to look up though, which means I am more confident about proceeding with updates.
Footnotes
The serpentine dalliances referenced are:
Peniarth MS 481 30r (National Library of Wales)
Andreas Boscoli, Olympias, Mother of Alexander, Visited by Zeus in the Guise of a Serpent (Art Institute of Chicago)
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