A New Epithet for the Athenide- She who Stands Against the Inevitable.
Perse has a new epithet, whispered by the Fates.
She who strives against the inevitable; She who is bound by Fate.
Only one instance of this epithet survives into the Modern Era: a painting. No historian can quite decide who the woman in the painting is supposed to be , but all can agree that she is striking.
"She who fights the strings", is the name of the painting. It's a oil on canvas portrait of Perse, artist unknown. A first glance depicts a dark haired woman in red.
But a second glance reveals her form is bound in red strings of fate that weave together to form a billowy dress. The woman in the painting is reaching out of the frame towards the viewer, grasping for something just out of reach, fighting towards a goal she will never fully achieve. He face is tragic, but resolved as she surges forward against the weave keeping her restrained.
No one can tell if Her mouth is open in a silent scream or a yell.
(It's one of Apollo's more morbid paintings. Even a goddess is subject to the constraints of Fate, no matter how she fights.)
(My art skills are severely lacking, and my photoshop skills worse, so just imagine the woman in the picture with dark hair and a red, obviously woven dress. Imagine, rather than reaching up, she is reaching out to the viewer, desperate.)
