‘The White Lotus’: Can Ancient Myths Predict the Fate of the Guests?

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‘The White Lotus’: Can Ancient Myths Predict the Fate of the Guests?
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Stories within stories within stories: this series of The White Lotus is more layered than the onion that is Tanya McQuoid

, perhaps these historic legends can foretell the future and the fate of our horrible, over-privileged and self-serving characters.Ever get the feeling you’re being watched? As some of the guests question the many strange ceramic heads on display around the hotel, Rocco explains to our favourite double-dating holidaymakers about an 11th century story: “A Moor came here a long time ago and seduced a local girl. But then she found out that he had a wife and children back home.

Is he cheating on her? Is she the mistress and he’s already married? Sorry, but we can easily see the unstable Tanya embracing this niche local custom to exact her revenge.As opening chats to young women go, Bert – visiting the amphitheatre with his son and grandson – isn’t ideal.

As another person points out, Harper could be involved in this as well, with Harper possibly being Apollo. “I thought of the Daphne and Apollo story immediately. I also think Harper’s name choice is interesting given Apollo’s connection to music. And in the myth, Cupid makes Apollo obsessed with Daphne and Daphne desperate to get away from Apollo. Also interesting that Daphne survives in the end of this story. I have no answers, but I’m excited to see how it all plays out.

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