All hail the Amazon Queen, Penthesileia, brave participant in the Trojan War. All these to battle fared with warrior-souled Penthesileia: even as when descends Dawn from Olympus’ crest of adamant, Dawn, heart-exultant in her radiant steeds Amidst the bright-haired Hours; and o’er them all, How flawless-fair soever these may… Continue reading Fae Friday: Amazing Penthesileia
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Mythic Monday: Lovers Penelope and Odysseus
Penelope and Odysseus Penelope gained fame as the faithful wife who thwarted suitors and awaited her husband for the twenty years it took him to fight the Trojan War and return home to their kingdom by the sea. The war lasted ten years, so why did it take Odysseus twenty? The Odyssey relates the story.… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Lovers Penelope and Odysseus
Vintage Friday: Aeschylus 525 BCE
Which do you prefer–the burning archaic vision of Aeschylus, the dramatic excellence of Sophocles, or the oddly modern sentiments of Euripides? Although I admire all of these dramatists, I confess the offerings of Aeschylus (525 BCE – 456 BCE) from time’s dim horizon energize and elevate me the most. Only seven of his seventy plus… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Aeschylus 525 BCE
Mythic Monday: 9 Things You Need to Know About the Warrior Hector
We all know Hector, Prince of Troy, for at least two key actions: 1) Like a good older brother, Hector took up for Paris when the unthinking rapscallion became besotted with Menelaus’ wife, Helen of Sparta, and stowed her away in the Trojan ship heading back to Troy. 2) As the Prince of Troy and… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 9 Things You Need to Know About the Warrior Hector
Mythic Monday: 3 Prophecies the Mayans Didn’t Know About
Trojan prophetess Cassandra foretold the Trojan War and the inevitable destruction of the great city of Troy at the hands of the Greek invaders, led by Agamemnon, Odysseus, Menelaus, and others. Unfortunately, Apollo had cursed Cassandra to the end result that no one ever believed her visions of the future. Neither Cassandra’s kinfolk, the reigning… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 3 Prophecies the Mayans Didn’t Know About
Mythic Monday: Gemini the Twins
Gemini stems from a Latin root word meaning twins or twinning. The myth surrounding the zodiacal constellation Gemini centers on twin brothers Castor and Pollux. Two men impregnated their mother Leda, the human king of Sparta and Zeus, the king of the gods. This bestowed immortality on Zeus’ son Pollux, while his brother Castor retained… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Gemini the Twins