Daily puzzles/problems.

[Scheherazade]

On a topical note, it could be a carol, as Mark obviously knew.

That works, Mick.

Your turn!

[prendrelemick]

The history of my family is worth telling,
like an epic poem- with musical interludes of course,
and a chorus of singing and dancing girls.
It has its tragic aspects sure,
but plenty of laughs too.
I don't see them as much as I'd like, what with all my nocturnal interests.

Who am I?

[Sapphire]

Hrm...

Don't most Greek Tragedies/Comedies have a chorus with singing and dancing girls?

I guess his/her appatite for the night life is a big clue, but I cannot remember an ancient hero who lived like that...

[MarkBastable]

Bacchus?

I'd like to think it's more oblique than that though.

[prendrelemick]

No, but both in the right area.

[MarkBastable]

How about Selene, or any other version of a moon goddess from classical myth?

[prendrelemick]

Nope. No need to guess the clues are all there.

[Sapphire]

In the Oresteia trilogy by Aeschylus, which tells the story of the family of Agamemnon (king of Argos), the choir sings about Nyx

O mother Nyx, hear me, mother who gave birth to me as a retribution for the blind and the seeing."

Of course, that is just a general "oh mother" and not actually the "mater familias". And I don't think Agamemnon or Orestes had any particular taste for the night ...

Searching on ...

[MystyrMystyry]

Salome?

[Scheherazade]

Zeus?

[prendrelemick]

You are all circling the answer. Just a little more Inspiration needed.

The history of my family is worth telling,
like an epic poem- with musical interludes of course,
and a chorus of singing and dancing girls.
It has its tragic aspects sure,
but plenty of laughs too.
I don't see them as much as I'd like, what with all my nocturnal interests.

[billl]

Morpheus.

But of course not, that is not an answer to scorn a group of guessers over.

[MarkBastable]

Leslie Crowther.

[MystyrMystyry]

All of Greek theatre?

[Scheherazade]

Oliver (the Musical)





Odysseus?