Now the son of Pileas, Aiakos, fell madly in love with the Nereid Psamathia and did everything to conquer her. However, she kept rejecting him. Like father like son. Eventually, in order to escape, she transformed herself into a seal.
But Aiakos, didn't give up, he kept chasing her, very persistent of him, until he eventually gained her love, and the son of Aiakos was born, the Fokos.
And I'm thinking now, in the year 2014. All this is a legend or a real story?
If it is a legend, why do seals as creatures have such a developed brain, are friendly with human beings, domesticated and possess an overdeveloped perception ability, intellectual and emotional intelligence?
According to legend, Pileas, son of Zeus, kidnapped the daughter of Asopos river, and moved to the island. That's how it got its name, the island of Aegina. Later she gave birth to his son Aiakos. Also, Zeus as a gift, not to be alone, he transformed the ants of the island into people.
Now the son of Pileas, Aiakos, fell madly in love with the Nereid Psamathia and did everything to conquer her. However, she kept rejecting him. Like father like son. Eventually, in order to escape, she transformed herself into a seal.
But Aiakos, didn't give up, he kept chasing her, very persistent of him, until he eventually gained her love, and the son of Aiakos was born, the Fokos.
And I'm thinking now, in the year 2014. All this is a legend or a real story?
If it is a legend, why do seals as creatures have such a developed brain, are friendly with human beings, domesticated and possess an overdeveloped perception ability, intellectual and emotional intelligence?
According to legend, Pileas, son of Zeus, kidnapped the daughter of Asopos river, and moved to the island. That's how it got its name, the island of Aegina. Later she gave birth to his son Aiakos. Also, Zeus as a gift, not to be alone, he transformed the ants of the island into people.
Now the son of Pileas, Aiakos, fell madly in love with the Nereid Psamathia and did everything to conquer her. However, she kept rejecting him. Like father like son. Eventually, in order to escape, she transformed herself into a seal.
But Aiakos, didn't give up, he kept chasing her, very persistent of him, until he eventually gained her love, and the son of Aiakos was born, the Fokos.
And I'm thinking now, in the year 2014. All this is a legend or a real story?
If it is a legend, why do seals as creatures have such a developed brain, are friendly with human beings, domesticated and possess an overdeveloped perception ability, intellectual and emotional intelligence?
photos and text Manos Chronakis
http://www.manoschronakisstories.com/2014/11/a-woman-transformed-herself-into-seal.html#more
