Coins of Crisis: Rome’s 3rd Century Instability

Men, women and cunning gods: comments on the Iliad

In the beginning, there was the Trojan War

Ovid’s Mythic Biographies: Hercules

The adventures of Ovid’s Hercules

Democratic justice beats out violence: comments on the Oresteia

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Ovid’s Mythic Biographies: Orpheus

How did Eurydice die? And what happened to Orpheus after his trip…

Metapoetics in the Odyssey

Ulysses is a poet. Can we trust Ulysses, can we trust poets? I raise these questions because the hero of the…

Animals from the Greek mythology

Meet some of the animals that made Greek mythology: my top 3 picks 

The Vengeance of Medea

a poem inspired by the mythological character Medea

Are mermaids real?

MEET YEMOJA: the Yoruba goddess of the sea.

Day026/100

#the100writingmarathon

Ever wondered if Yemoja real? Because I have. For a while now, I found myself asking “Do they really exist?” . I…

Unnamed Maiden, Daughter of Heracles

a poem inspired by The Children of Heracles by Euripides