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Nov 28, 2021

Persephone: The Story of The Goddess Who Put ‘Fatal’ in Femme Fatale

I will put the fatal in femme fatale.

Persephone: The Story of The Goddess Who Put ‘Fatal’ in Femme Fatale

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Aug 12, 2021

Why Do I Love Kassia of Constantinople?

In my opinion, Kassia of Constantinople is one of history’s most brave and brilliant women, alongside Enheduanna from Ancient Mesopotamia…

Why Do I Love Kassia of Constantinople?

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Aug 12, 2021

Enkidu to Gilgamesh…

The word ‘soulmate’ entered into existence when the gods crafted me,

Enkidu to Gilgamesh…

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Aug 11, 2021

Ancient Mesopotamian Sleeping Beauty: Is Ishtar Sleeping Beauty?

Most of us are aware of the story of Sleeping Beauty, the classic fairy-tale recounting the plight of the fair maiden who is cursed to…

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Aug 11, 2021

Why Did Anastasia the Patrician Flee Emperor Justinian I After Empress Theodora’s Death?

If you read the Copto-Arabic Synaxarion, you’ll find the story of one of my favourite historical figures. Anastasia the Patrician. Thus, I…

Why Did Anastasia the Patrician Flee Emperor Justinian I After Empress Theodora’s Death?

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Jul 10, 2021

A Homosexual Reinterpretation of Icarus for the 21st Century

This article will attempt to craft a fresh reading of Ovid’s Book VIII featuring Daedalas and Icarus promoting a positive queer reading.

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May 14, 2021

Gilgamesh to Enkidu…

You were a storm wrapped in bone and skin,

Gilgamesh to Enkidu…

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Oct 16, 2020

Arsinoe of Egypt: A Retelling of The Royal Rebel Against Rome

In order to tell Arsinoe’s scandalous story, we must travel back to ancient Alexandria. Here, we find that the course of history was not…

Arsinoe of Egypt: A Retelling of The Royal Rebel Against Rome

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Oct 11, 2020

‘Does Beauty and the Beast Date Back to Ancient Mesopotamia?’

We have been told that the fairy-tale of Beauty and the Beast is ‘a tale as old as time.’ However, some scholars in the fields of Classics…

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Feb 13, 2019

Sappho’s Song

Beautiful, Plato purred…

Sappho’s Song

Sophie Overton

Sophie Overton

❤ BA Theology and Religion at Durham University and Current MPhil Student at the University of Cambridge. Aspiring Writer and Academic

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