Medea

The fresh and modern portrayal of women in Euripides’ Medea is anything but empowering. I hesitate to promote Medea’s power and strength in the same way I hesitate Adolf Hitler’s — neither of them are role models, despite their great power and influence. Medea is not a wife, mother, or woman to be championed. She is…

The Modern Medea

The low ranking of a woman in ancient Greek society meant that no woman would ever see herself on the stage. The female characters we see…

On the Nature of Things by Lucretius

Lucretius, it seems, in On the Nature of Things conducts an elaborate satire regarding his Epicurean beliefs. In his elongated ode to the goddess Venus, he champions her sovereignty and involvement in human affairs. Ironically though, Epicureans believe the gods…

Trauma & The Religious Response

(I read Lucretius by the way)

Existential Dread

I believe On The Nature Of Things is inherently a story about how Lucretius, and by extension Roman society, grapples with the trauma of warfare and the…

Medea

All I can really say after reading this story is… wow. It was a very captivating read even though I knew what was going to happen. Medea is obviously a feminist. In modern days we think of feminists as extremists. I believe they definitely can be but the good intentions are behind the extreme measures. I would…

Medea — jenna

Medea takes part in today's world in many ways. Women empowerment, intelligence, courage. The story of Medea is a women who gave…

Medea — jenna

Medea

I find this story fascinating because if you were to look at the plot points without context Medea would look like an evil antagonist, yet she is our protagonist fighting against the wrongdoings of her patriarchial environment. It is arguable that poisoning someone and killing your own children are deplorable and…

Lucretius pg.47 The Nature of Things

I really liked reading this piece, something about it really spoke to me. Maybe its because I’m a hopeless romantic or something more, but it was really delightful to read. I loved the way he described Venus, however, I’m not sure if it was from the perspective of…

Lucretius page.47 — jenna

When i was reading this piece it opened my eyes in a perspective to love. How much energy and thrive we put into god's hands for him to guide us in the path of what we are capable of accomplishing. It talks about venus and mars and the underlining love between them and how only the…

Anaxagoras: The Nature of the Mind

I believe that I would have been a follower of Anaxagoras in those times. As many people do. I dwell on what happens after death.

Everything and everyone in the universe must come to an end. The sun is not promised to burn for an eternity…