Middlesex+pg+3

Defintions: Pasiphae-name means "wide-shining." She was the daughter of Helios, the Sun. She originated from the East at the palace of the sun and was given to Minos, the King of Crete, in marriage. She is the mother of Ariadne and is often called the Minotaur after a curse from Poseidon caused her to mate with a white bull. Her niece is Medea.

Daedalus-means "cunning worker." He was a skilled craftsman and artisan who famously created the labyrinth where the Minotaur was kept. Has two sons: Icarus and Iapyx.

Secrets: As far as I know, my family does not have a family secret. However, I do have a secret from my friends, or at least most of my friends. I do have one friend that I generally don't keep secrets from because, more often than not, she is going through the same things that I'm going through and can offer some helpful advice. I also need an outlet so that a specific problem doesn't completely eat away at me or bother me. At first this secret bothered me alot and it constantly glared at me to such an extent that I could not stop thinking about it. However, as time has passed, it affects me less and less. I have accepted that the situation happened and that there is nothing that I can do to change it. It can be difficult to keep something like this a secret and at times I do struggle not to tell anyone about it. However, for the sake of the other person involved in the scenario, I feel that it is best to keep this event a secret.

5. I pity Desdemona. She was very uneasy about her marriage to her brother in the first place and then, once Desdemona becomes pregnant Dr. Philobosian informs her of the potential deformities that could plague the children of incestual relations. She immediately thinks about the baby in her womb and jumps to the conclusion that through the baby, Lefty and Desdemona will be punished for their crime. These thought not only envelop her conscious thought, but they also surface in her dreams as well as night after night she has dreams about the potential deformities her child could have. The baby when born is, of course, perfectly healthy, but the prospect of potential punishment perpetually haunts Desdemona, denying her of a truly happy life.