Rob Pattinson, Orpheus, and the maenads of NY

Apart from my outrage at Pinnacle Productions for allowing such lax security around their prime asset, Rob Pattinson, I was reminded of another figure, from ancient Greece, who also was attacked by maenads, or wild women. In the latter case, of course, Orpheus (for that was the man's name) was in fact torn apart by those ecstatic women. Like Orpheus, Rob Pattinson is an artist, not a musician, but an actor, who has captured the imagination of literally millions of women. It is quite rational of him to be terrified of this craziness. During the recent Comic-Con, his friend, Kristen Stewart, was asked if she would like to go in costume and mingle with the Twilight fans. She was emphatic with her "No", and even said she was afraid of physical attacks (did she mention knives??? I think she did.)

Those old time Greeks understood humans and our capacity for ecstatic evil.