It would not be difficult for me to suppose that the great Greek poet, Homer, was inspired by a place similar to this magical mountain of Montserrat when he imagined that mysterious place where Circe, through his thaumaturgical abilities, transformed people - in this case, the companions of the cunning Ulysses - in perfect animal sculptures.
I am not going to commit either, the sacrilege to say that a god, like the capricious Circe, lives in the remotest part of this little lost world, but I will say that it is the home, the domain and the sanctuary of a splendid and ancient Black Virgin .
And either by coincidence, by sympathy or because deep down it is his own breath that directs the hammer and chisel of erosion, the truth is that this fantastic lost world, where pareidolias are the order of the day, who does not see elephants, monkeys and some other animals of distinguished exoticism, is that it truly has vision problems.
In short: as Cavafis already warned us, Ithaca must be discovered as it generously shows us its unpredictable wonders.
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Wow, se ven imponentes, un paisaje muy particular y hermoso.
Hola, @zullyscott. Es un paisaje realmente espectacular, extraño, un mundo fantástico idealizado en la piedra, que merece la pena descubrir. Muchas gracias por tu comentario y te animo a seguir manteniéndote lejos del azúcar. Un afectuoso saludo desde Madrid.