Headstrong Births

Mar 03, 2024

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A dramatic oil-style painting shows a muscular, dark-skinned man reclining on a bed, clutching his head as radiant golden light bursts from his forehead. Emerging from the glowing fissure stands a woman in full gold armor and helmet, holding a spear and surrounded by bright light. On either side of the man, two attendants lean in with concern—one woman with braided hair on the left and a bearded man on the right. A thin golden thread curves across the lower foreground. The scene is set in a dim, classical interior with stone columns and warm, shadowed lighting.

Mythical Maternity Ward: Zeus's Unlikely Delivery Room

The following is a transcript of the phone interview with Chrysanthe, the self-proclaimed deliverer of gods, for a role as a midwife at North Memorial Hospital. The transcript has been edited to highlight portions of the conversation.

INTERVIEWER: I'm intrigued by your resume, Chrysanthe. Particularly…

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