While researching for my Ph.D., I decided to delve into Greek mythology to determine whether I could find a story that could illuminate my understanding of mothering and my interest in maternal ...
Ancient Greek myth, long sanitised by centuries of retelling, is being reclaimed as defiantly queer and erotic in the debut book by actor, performer and writer Zoe Terakes. In an interview with the ...
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From Neolithic hilltop villages to Jason’s Iolcos, how Thessaly became a cradle of Greek myth and power
Long before the Mycenaeans, Thessaly was shaped by early farmers, vast Neolithic towns, and enduring links across the Aegean and Black Sea. This chapter explores how those ancient settlements, layered ...
Adoration of the Shepherds by Dutch painter Matthias Stom, c. 1650 Credit: Public Domain Early critics of Christianity noticed striking parallels between Danaë’s story of the birth of Perseus and the ...
I finally got to see the Oracle at Delphi. In Greek mythology, this was a priestess who predicted the future. Unfortunately, her pronouncements were difficult to understand (or easy to misinterpret).
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