Laughing Dolphins

I love looking for traces of cats everywhere, including in the past, in antiquity. Greece is full of cats, and the Greeks usually love them as well. The kittens cool off boredly in the restaurants, waiting for the boats in the harbor, exercising their soft paws on the monuments. They are here, there, everywhere and that’s fine. But what about the past? Today’s Greeks consider themselves descendants of legendary heroes, so their cats can look back on a decent past as well. Looking for traces of cats, I found interesting vase paintings. Black vase with red image. Its special feature is that the vase painter painted a picture on both sides of the vase. Nicely framed. Here is the vase in question: In the first picture, the cat marches in front of the boy, literally marching as only one cat can. The boy behind the cat would be completely naked anyway, but he wrapped a cloak around his neck so we could consider him fully clothed as well. He holds a stick in his right hand and ...

Lili & Gyula Palatinus (and Miss Margaret) The Laughing Dolphins Staff

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