Cetus
a poem
I was told by the Machiguenga an indigenous group in the Amazon
that the whale is the beginning and the end of the universe
what does that mean? I asked and they just smiled and waited for me to understand
it took a long time over two years til I discovered
Cetus the constellation of the whale of the sea monster one of the largest constellations in our sky
the story goes from ancient Greece that Princess Andromeda was to be sacrificed to the sea monster Cetus because her mother had boasted of her beauty
the princess was chained to a rock for Cetus to devour but she was saved by the hero Perseus
Perseus slay Cetus or turned Cetus to stone and Cetus was placed in the sky amongst the stars a whale made of stars made of light
Perseus and Andromeda fell in love and married
so this myth is about love born from the whale
is it possible this tribe in the Amazon without internet yet rich in myth rich in culture
tapped into this same truth tapped into the cosmos another reality of the whale placed in the sky looking over us shining on us every night reminding us of love
Thank you for reading!
