Author: Tahlia Antrobus Sub-editor: Fergus Sinnott Image credit: A Bacchanalian Revel by R.A. William Etty, and The Priestess of Bacchus by John Collier. Of all the gods shrouded in mystery and possessing confusing mythos, Dionysus was arguably one of the most prevalent in ancient Greece. To the Greeks of the Hellenistic period, he was their culture – their… Continue reading Unmasking the Many-Faced God: Dionysus as a Figure of Fluidity in Archaic and Classical Greece
By Honor Rush Image Credit: Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa. Sebastiano Ricci. 1705–1710. Legends that speak of ancient worlds, fallen kingdoms, heroes, monsters, and the Gods have existed for millennia. They tell a story about historical epochs, and ancient cultures now lost to the past, but more interestingly, they offer insight into… Continue reading Martyring the Maneaters, Matriarchs and Monsters in Patriarchal Greek Mythology
The Parthenon Marbles: Ancient Meaning, Colonialism and the Importance of Mythologised History in the Modern Debate by Indigo Coulson
The recent destruction and vandalism of colonial sculptures across the globe both within and external of the Black Lives Matter movement have elicited a series of responses in regards to issues of race, marginalisation, and whether or not people should be destroying colonial statues.
Mythos is a superb retelling of the most famous Greek myths. Stephen Fry takes these well-known tales and tells them in a way that manages to feel both fresh and exciting, while remaining accessible so that no prior knowledge of Greek mythology is required.
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