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Ovid’s Mythic Biographies: Aeneas
Ovid’s Mythic Biographies: Aeneas
Who was Aeneas, what did he have to do with Caesar Augustus, and why was he so vital to Roman heritage?
Tom Barrett
Aug 24
Father of humankind, Prometheus.
Father of humankind, Prometheus.
Behold the bringer of fire and champion of humankind.
Georgios Michael
Aug 24
Poor Hephaestus
Poor Hephaestus
Greek gods, Roman names
A. Gee
Aug 24
Ovid’s Tales of Warning: Acoetes and the Lydian Sailors
Ovid’s Tales of Warning: Acoetes and the Lydian Sailors
A story of the might of Bacchues and why we should trust the testimony of others
Tom Barrett
Aug 22
Twelve Steps to Olympus
Twelve Steps to Olympus
First…
A. Gee
Aug 20
The Green Knight: Forest Spirit, Muslim Prophet or Grim Reaper?
The Green Knight: Forest Spirit, Muslim Prophet or Grim Reaper?
My own thoughts on the three competing theories on the origin of the enigmatic foil to heroic Sir Gawain.
Connlyn Sinclair
Aug 17
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
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