By Myles Ludwig The red carpet has been a trope since the 5th century B.C., when the coy Clytemnestra welcomed home the wings beneath her feet from his travails in Troy. The not-always-humble monarch Agamemnon wisely demurred, according to Aeschylus. He was nervous about stepping onto the path reserved for the gods. Hey, he might have said, "I am a mortal, a man; I cannot … [Read more...]