11-30-2012, 11:01 PM
Quote:or the weird one where a husband praises his wife for working wool.What's weird about that? Spinning wool was a stereotypically female task in the Roman world, it would be like a husband now complimenting his wife by saying she was a good cook (and deservedly getting a slap if that were the best he could come up with).
Quote:Could seeing the nymphs be a metaphor for returning to your native country?That sounds pretty good.
It could also be an injoke, which isn't terribly helpful...