Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

by Natalie Haynes

Aphrodite goes on to share the salutary story of Eos – Dawn – who falls for a mortal man named Tithonus and asks for him to be granted eternal life. Sadly, she forgets to ask for eternal youth, so poor Tithonus gets older and smaller and more crunchy until he eventually becomes a cicada.

Iris tries her multicoloured best, but Demeter is unmoved.

I just… NH just is my sense of humor and I’ll think about this line for a long time