Imagine this: You are a shepherd’s daughter; from the time you were a child, you’ve worked the loom. This is no longer work; it is pure art.… Read more “Athena and Arachne”
Tag: Greek
It’s a Living: Working for the Gods
As we’ll see shortly, many of the older Gods, despite Their many powers, really didn’t know how to fashion material things – from weapons to vehicles to… Read more “It’s a Living: Working for the Gods”
Lunar Lunacies and Blood Moons
A blood moon is a foreboding sight. While technically it is just an eclipse caused by the Earth passing directly between the sun and moon, here the sunlight becomes refracted… Read more “Lunar Lunacies and Blood Moons”
The Greek Day of the Dead: the Anthesteria of Dionysus
Día de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, represents a synthesis of indigenous Meso-American practices with the Christian Allhallowmass festival (which itself incorporated the very Pagan… Read more “The Greek Day of the Dead: the Anthesteria of Dionysus”
Atalanta’s Foot Race
Atalanta runs and the boys chase her, knowing that if they can catch her, she will marry them. Knowing that if they can’t, they will be put… Read more “Atalanta’s Foot Race”
Love, and Other Four Letter Words
Consider the following: I Love Booze I Love Porn I Love the New Chicken McGriddle, available for a short time at participating McDonalds Oh, by the way,… Read more “Love, and Other Four Letter Words”
The Greco-Roman Underworld
The Greco-Roman underworld is the realm of the dead, where Hades reigns with Persephone by his side, and the place that all must pass once they have shed their… Read more “The Greco-Roman Underworld”
The Asp-Turtle and Other Monstrous Sea Islands
Now will I spur again my wit, and use Poetic skill to weave words into song, telling of one among the race of fish, the great asp-turtle.… Read more “The Asp-Turtle and Other Monstrous Sea Islands”
The Eclipse That Ended a War
Imagine the following: you’ve been fighting an intractable war for six years. You fight for the army of Medes; your sworn enemies are the Lydians. But after… Read more “The Eclipse That Ended a War”
Myths of the Moons: An Overview of Saturn’s Moons
Moving away from Zeus (Jupiter), we come to his father, Saturn (Kronos). Now, I sometimes have issues with my father; but at least he never ate me.… Read more “Myths of the Moons: An Overview of Saturn’s Moons”
