TAUROGARCHY

noun.therulingofbulls.

dedicatedinequalpartstostefan,mehrinandemma.thankyouforeverything.

CONTENTS

combat
unwrittenmythologypt1.
sacrificialrites
slaughterhouse/temple
tauromachy
observations
unwrittenmythologypt2.
theequation

COMBAT

first,anastrologyreference:
twovirgosfaceoffagainstataurusand
thetaurusprobablylosesbut

thisisntthefirsttimeweveheardthisstory.
itshistorical,thefactthatineverwin.youcan
chartitlikeanequation.

ivespentalifetimecomingtotermswiththis
andyetistillcantstopthinkingaboutwhatwouldhappen
ifiwon.

UNWRITTENMYTHOLOGYPT1.

FADEIN:

EXT.GREEKMAINLAND

GIRLisborn.GIRLisbeautiful.GIRLisapproachedbyGOD.GIRLrejectsGOD.GIRListurned
intoaCOWaspunishment.GIRLsimplybecomesGIRLCOWandlearnshowtoeatgrass.
GODisnotpunished.

FADEOUT

SACRIFICIALRITES

ireallydontthinkthebullgivesashit/
thatitmakesitanybetter/tobecoveredin
flowersandgoldandallthingshumansconsiderbeautiful

rightbeforeitismurdered.


SLAUGHTERHOUSE/TEMPLE

iwanttowatchyouonthekillingfloor,
deconstructingyourselfandeverything
anyoneeverthoughtofyou.

youdonthavetobewhattheywantyoutobe,
nothinggood,nothinggreat.

youcanbesomethingelse,
somethingdistant,sharpasthestars
inafaroffheaven.


TAUROMACHY

godcomplex,bloodsport.

ihopeyouchokeonit.


OBSERVATIONS
(inahushedwhisper)

didyouseethem/didyouseewhattheyweredoing/they
wereleadingthemostbeautifulhumansintotheir
templesandkillingthem/

howstrange.


UNWRITTENMYTHOLOGY,PT2.

FADEIN:

EXT.ALONELYISLANDBYTHENAMEOFCRETE

GIRLisbornasGIRL.herBROTHERisbornasBULL.everyday,theBROTHERwishes
himselfHUMANandtheGIRLwishesherselfBEAST.notaCOWbutaBULL.something
powerful,withfeetheavyenoughtotrampleGODS.

FADEOUT.

THEEQUATION:

f ight(bull + opponent) = death

>bullentersintoafight.1

>bullfights.

>bulldies.2

1
therearevariationstothis:sometimesthebulliscommandedbyagoddess.sometimesthebullistrapped
atthecentreofalabyrinth.sometimesthefightisnotafightbutasacrifice.sometimesthebullisprovoked
byman,consideredadumbanimal.mostimportantly,thebullneverentersintoafightofitsownaccord

2
therearevariationstothis:sometimes,thebulllives.bysometimes,imeanrarely.ifabullhasfought
bravely,thenthecrowdcandecidethatthebulldeservestolive.thebullisgrantedpardonandallowedto
livetherestofitslifeoutonafarm.thisiscalledareward.itsnot.