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All about the Ancient Greeks, mythology, and sex (of course). But, hopefully informative.

Plus, there’s a chance to win my short story, The White Cat. All you have to do is write a rhyming couplet on a Classical theme. It doesn’t even have to be literary. Doggerel is perfectly ( Read more... )

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Anacreon was writing at the same time as Ibychus, even living at the court of Polycrates at approximately the same time. He was born in the city of Teos, which is on the coast of modern day Turkey and east of the island of Chios. When Cyrus the Great, a Persian king, attacked ( Read more... )

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Music. It’s not just the food of love, it’s also the food of life.

Loreena McKennitt is a local musician who has, through her own gutsiness (did I spell that right? gutsyness? hmm.) and talent, gone worldwide. With no compromises.

Her first album Elemental inspired me when I ( Read more... )

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Homosexuality in the Classical Age

Homosexuality and lesbianism in the Classical Age will be explored with the help of author Jennifer Thorne, identifying themes of transgression and desire through the works of Homer, Plato, Sappho and Aristophanes. Information will be culled ( Read more... )