Literature clue (21st April) - Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 21 Apr 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

ncefafn	21 Apr 2004
This should be an easy one: ANTIGONE: I won't insist, no, even if you should have a change of heart, I'd never welcome you in the labor, not with me. So, do as you like, whatever suits you best -- I will bury him myself. And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory. I will lie with the one I love and loved by him -- an outrage sacred to the gods! I have longer to please the dead than please the living here: in the kingdom down below I'll lie forever. Do as you like, dishonor the laws the gods hold in honor. "Antigone," by Sophocles. Which card am I? Kim

gloria	21 Apr 2004
Hi Kim....I'll try 4/Swords. Edited to add......visually a la Robin Wood.

CreativeFire	21 Apr 2004
A couple of cards came to mind but I will go with my first thought here - Judgement. CreativeFire

hedgecub	21 Apr 2004
How about the 8 of Cups?

closrapexa	21 Apr 2004
Queen of Swords?

ncefafn	21 Apr 2004
All excellent guesses, but you're not there yet. Hedgecub, I would never have thought of the 8 of Cups for this quote, but the symmetry between Antigone's resolve and the visuals on the card are remarkable. Good guess! Kim

CreativeFire	21 Apr 2004
I will try then, 9 of Wands ... determination, defiant, courage something along those lines. CreativeFire

lionette	21 Apr 2004
ncefafn, you have a particular deck in mind? Queen of Wands is my guess.

gloria	21 Apr 2004
The Chariot?

mercenary30	21 Apr 2004
The hanged man?

ncefafn	21 Apr 2004
CreativeFire, your reasoning is on the right track, but the 9 of Wands is not the card. Lionette, I don't have any particular deck in mind, so I guess you could say RWS by default. And sorry, not the Queen of Wands. Nor is it the Hanged Man or the Chariot. Hmm, I thought someone would've guessed this right off the bat. Kim

gloria	21 Apr 2004
Antigone is well prepared to die....could it be Death? (you did say it would be easy Kim :))

ncefafn	21 Apr 2004
Nope, not Death, but boy is she ever! Kim

gloria	21 Apr 2004
I'll try 3/Swords

OakDragon	21 Apr 2004
The Lovers?

mercenary30	21 Apr 2004
10 of Swords?

ncefafn	21 Apr 2004
Not yet. Think about Antigone's personality. Kim

OakDragon	21 Apr 2004
The Hermit? -- I will do the right thing, as I must, even if I have to do it alone?

miss_apples	21 Apr 2004
strength?

ncefafn	21 Apr 2004
Sorry, it's not the Hermit or Strength. Kim

Lady Mary	21 Apr 2004
High Priestess?

OakDragon	21 Apr 2004
The Hierophant? -- upholder of sacred laws and traditions?

ncefafn	21 Apr 2004
Wow, this is harder than I thought it would be. No, sorry, neither the Heirophant nor the High Priestess. I'll give you a clue: it's not a Major. Kim

OakDragon	21 Apr 2004
10 of wands --- It's my burden and I'll cry if I want to!

gloria	22 Apr 2004
7/Wands?

CreativeFire	22 Apr 2004
okay I will try the Queen of Swords CreativeFire

Dark Eyes	22 Apr 2004
Perhaps it is the Queen of cups...? She is very proud and very loving and very loyal. She feels emotions deeply and is committed to her task and her loved ones...?

ncefafn	22 Apr 2004
It's not the Queen of Cups or Swords, nor the 7 or 10 of Wands. Here's another clue: Quote: CHORUS Still the same tempest of the soul vexes this maiden with the same fierce gusts. Kim

gloria	22 Apr 2004
Knight/Swords?....personality wise.

ncefafn	22 Apr 2004
YES! Gloria wins! I chose the Knight of Swords to represent Antigone's defiant, challenging nature, her adherence to an ideal even at the cost of her own life, and her contemptuous attitude for those who did not adhere to the same ideals, like her sister. Phew! Over to you, Gloria! Kim

gloria	22 Apr 2004
Thanks Kim....of course it's all obviously clear now. You know, Spoonbender introduced me to Antigone by way of a Lit.clue last year sometime, although he chose a different slant on the play. And btw this is a great way to get to know the court card personalities. Right....let me see what I can come up with. :(

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