Category Archives: literature

Odysseus: A Life–Charles Rowan Beye (Book)

Posted on 2010/10/11 by AingealOreiad

Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Hyperion (February 16, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0786888369 ISBN-13: 978-0786888368 The above is the information about the paperback version . There are hardcover and audio versions as well. Beye, professor emeritus of Classics at the City … Continue reading →

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Mythology: Greek Gods, Heroes, & Monsters (Ologies Series) – “Lady Hestia Evans”

Posted on 2010/08/20 by AingealOreiad

Candlewick Press, Edited by Dugal A. Steer; 2007 ISBN: 9780763634032 Lady Hestia Evans is the original author of this book, which was written in 1825. She was highly inspired by Lord Byron, and wrote this book as she followed in … Continue reading →

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Highway to Hades: Hermes Psychopompos and the Economy of Death

Posted on 2010/08/16 by KayleighAnnyikha

Several years ago, I found a story in Vestal Review, a literary journal for short fiction, called “Over the River.” Now that this series on depictions of the underworld has begun, I revisited the story and was surprised at the amount … Continue reading →

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Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses

Posted on 2010/08/03 by AingealOreiad

I would love to assume that most of those reading this have read, or are at the very least familiar with Ovid’s Metamorphoses. For those that aren’t, I highly recommend it, despite it’s Roman overtones, if only for the fact … Continue reading →

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