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Q&A Using symbols to refer to mythological figures

Is this something you would recommend. I went to Wikipedia and ended up on this page about the Goddess of the Dawn, Eos And one of the symbols associated with the deity is: grasshopper. So could ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question poetry symbolism
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:46:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar repomonster‭ · 2019-12-08T10:46:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
Is this something you would recommend. I went to Wikipedia and ended up on this page about the Goddess of the Dawn, [Eos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eos)

And one of the symbols associated with the deity is: grasshopper.

So could I write the following in a poem:

> I saw the grasshopper, our legs bent
> 
> as it appeared each morning from
> 
> the ocean like the dawning sun.

Say what you will, but this sounds really silly. But is this technically ok?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-01T00:54:10Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 2