Sophie OvertoninOstrakaPersephone: The Story of The Goddess Who Put ‘Fatal’ in Femme FataleI will put the fatal in femme fatale.Nov 28, 2021Nov 28, 2021
Sophie OvertoninOstrakaWhy Do I Love Kassia of Constantinople?In my opinion, Kassia of Constantinople is one of history’s most brave and brilliant women, alongside Enheduanna from Ancient Mesopotamia…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
Sophie OvertoninOstrakaEnkidu to Gilgamesh…The word ‘soulmate’ entered into existence when the gods crafted me,Aug 12, 20211Aug 12, 20211
Sophie OvertonAncient Mesopotamian Sleeping Beauty: Is Ishtar Sleeping Beauty?Most of us are aware of the story of Sleeping Beauty, the classic fairy-tale recounting the plight of the fair maiden who is cursed to…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
Sophie OvertoninOstrakaWhy Did Anastasia the Patrician Flee Emperor Justinian I After Empress Theodora’s Death?If you read the Copto-Arabic Synaxarion, you’ll find the story of one of my favourite historical figures. Anastasia the Patrician. Thus, I…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
Sophie OvertoninOstrakaA Homosexual Reinterpretation of Icarus for the 21st CenturyThis article will attempt to craft a fresh reading of Ovid’s Book VIII featuring Daedalas and Icarus promoting a positive queer reading.Jul 10, 2021Jul 10, 2021
Sophie OvertoninOstrakaGilgamesh to Enkidu…You were a storm wrapped in bone and skin,May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Sophie OvertoninOstrakaArsinoe of Egypt: A Retelling of The Royal Rebel Against RomeIn order to tell Arsinoe’s scandalous story, we must travel back to ancient Alexandria. Here, we find that the course of history was not…Oct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
Sophie OvertoninOstraka‘Does Beauty and the Beast Date Back to Ancient Mesopotamia?’We have been told that the fairy-tale of Beauty and the Beast is ‘a tale as old as time.’ However, some scholars in the fields of Classics…Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020