Kalon Kakon: I am the Beautiful Evil

Kalon Kakon. This little phrase has been in my twitter bio since Rosie began more or less, but I can probably count on 2 hands how many people have asked me about it in those 18 months so I thought I’d do a blog post about it. The phrase comes from ancient Greece – around 7/8th century BC – and means Beautiful Evil. It was used to describe the first woman created by Zeus, Pandora: she was evil because she was beautiful, and beautiful because she was evil.  Being a beautiful, powerful, irresistible woman means that I can corrupt the