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During the Beginning
During the Beginning
A bigger bang for your buck
A. Gee
Aug 14
Kemp Owyne: An Accidental Arthurian Legend?
Kemp Owyne: An Accidental Arthurian Legend?
Some thoughts on the myth of Kemp Owyne and it’s origins
Connlyn Sinclair
Aug 13
Minerva and the Muses
Minerva and the Muses
The tales of Arachne and a few others
Tom Barrett
Aug 13
The Homeric Hymns and Demeter's Sorrow
The Homeric Hymns and Demeter's Sorrow
Felipe
Aug 9
Hesiod as a source of wisdom
Hesiod as a source of wisdom
Hope in the Iron Age
Felipe
Aug 8
Ovid’s Tales of Warning: Teiresias, Narcissus and Echo
Ovid’s Tales of Warning: Teiresias, Narcissus and Echo
A Warning Against Self-Love?
Tom Barrett
Aug 8
Ovid’s Tales of Warning: Aglauros
Ovid’s Tales of Warning: Aglauros
A Warning Against Envy
Tom Barrett
Aug 6
Slavic Gods
Slavic Gods
The rich tapestry of Slavic myth
A. Gee
Aug 6
The Relationship Between Mythology and Sword and Sorcery
The Relationship Between Mythology and Sword and Sorcery
A look at the writer Lin Carter’s statement that sword and sorcery is the successor genre to ancient myth
Connlyn Sinclair
Aug 2
Ozzy Meets Harriet
Ozzy Meets Harriet
no rest for the pharaoh
A. Gee
Jul 29
Zeus is Loose
Zeus is Loose
Disneyfied deities
A. Gee
Jul 25
Ovid’s Mythic Biographies: Apollo
Ovid’s Mythic Biographies: Apollo
Ten Tales Featuring the Graeco-Roman god Apollo
Tom Barrett
Jul 24
Soul Fires
Soul Fires
does he still think us worthy of the flame?
A. Gee
Jul 21
How Greek Gods Become Roman
How Greek Gods Become Roman
How Aesculapius transitioned from the Greek god of Medicine to a Roman god, and the history behind the mythology
Tom Barrett
Jul 18
Running with scissors
Running with scissors
The Riddle of the Sphinx
A. Gee
Jul 16
Ovid’s Mythic Biographies: Cadmus
Ovid’s Mythic Biographies: Cadmus
The Tragedy of Thebes’ Founder
Tom Barrett
Jul 16
The Lament of Deirdre: A Retelling of Jack Orion
The Lament of Deirdre: A Retelling of Jack Orion
Anglo-Scottish folktale Jack Orion retold as a tale of the Fianna in the style of James MacPherson
Connlyn Sinclair
Jul 15
The Five Worst People in Graeco-Roman Mythology
The Five Worst People in Graeco-Roman Mythology
Graeco-Roman mythology is full of terrible people and even worse deeds; here are the worst five (in my opinion).
Tom Barrett
Jul 14
Hiding in Plain Sight
Hiding in Plain Sight
wait, is that a sonnet?
A. Gee
Jul 12
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