Art Can Hurt

A wise-cracking tourist in a Greek art gallery keeps heckling the cute curator with an inquiry; why, he asks her, the muscularly athletic gods and demigods, supposed to be sturdy like steel rods, often appear softy, un-masculine and are shown wearing skimpy, see-through clothing they've outgrown, as they stand, run or fight in poses effeminate: Zeus whimsically choosing thunderbolts from a plate, and god of war, Ares, striking a lethal sword blow with graceful arms, dainty fingers and a ballet toe; Apollo standing like he has just smoothly curtsied, as Achilles waltzes through a combat he fancied. The irked curator says it's not her obligation to fill the gaps in the tourist's art education !