Whatever we talk about stays here. [ She can absolutely promise that to Red, and she gives her a small air toast before taking a swallow of the alcohol. If she could make it happen, she'd have Red at her flat in Lancashire for all the pop-tarts and Takis she can handle.
Nodding along to the question, Clara hums in thought. ]
I think I might know just slightly more than the average person, but I'm no expert. I took a few classes in uni that dove into myths and ancient cultures, and the Doctor's taken me to Greece circa Sometime in the B.C. era when the worship was at its height. I know Zeus is up on Mount Olympus and he's married to Hera, though he's a pretty shite husband and father I think? What I remember about Hades is the underworld, and that he kidnapped Persephone for eating pomegranate seeds.
[ She grabs a piece of jerky and smells it first before tearing off a strip with her teeth.]
Oh, and the story of Orpheus in the underworld. Because I always wondered if Eurydice wanted to be saved in the first place. [ Whole other conversation, though. ]
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Nodding along to the question, Clara hums in thought. ]
I think I might know just slightly more than the average person, but I'm no expert. I took a few classes in uni that dove into myths and ancient cultures, and the Doctor's taken me to Greece circa Sometime in the B.C. era when the worship was at its height. I know Zeus is up on Mount Olympus and he's married to Hera, though he's a pretty shite husband and father I think? What I remember about Hades is the underworld, and that he kidnapped Persephone for eating pomegranate seeds.
[ She grabs a piece of jerky and smells it first before tearing off a strip with her teeth.]
Oh, and the story of Orpheus in the underworld. Because I always wondered if Eurydice wanted to be saved in the first place. [ Whole other conversation, though. ]