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The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: Ancient Greek Mythology

The Olympians were anthropomorphic in many respects and the mythological tradition implied the kinship of the Greeks with their gods.

Darkness, Myth, and the Failure of Relationships in "The Waste Land"

This article considers T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land" to uncover the poet's views on the state of the modern world post WWI.

Tess of the d’Urbervilles: Thomas Hardy’s Reenactment of the Demeter-Persephone Myth

Reenactment of the Demeter-Persephone myth as perceived by Thomas Hardy

Isabella d'Este on Mount Parnassus

One of the great patrons and collectors of the Italian Renaissance was Isabella d’Este (1474-1539). She came from the royal bloodline of...

Theory of Fantasy Literature 101: On Mythic Fantasy

Myhtology is a predecessor to all modern fantasy, but what makes it unique among all other forms of fantastical writing?

From Mythology to Philosophy: The Polis as a Historical Turning Point

When thinking of our western world, a great dichotomy emerges; the one between mythology and philosophy. However, both were proper to the...

The Dingo: Ideological Interpretation of the Australian Native Dog

The native Australian dog is an incredibly interesting animal for all the diverse ways in which it has been interpreted through centuries.

By Their Voices: On Miller's Circe and the Other Women (Part II)

In her novel, Madeline Miller creates a revision of the figure of Circe by putting the sorceress at the center of the narrative. As I had...

By Her Voice: On Madeline Miller's Re-telling of the Myth of Circe (Part I)

Circe is one the most compelling figures of ancient mythology; nonetheless, she is the first representation of the witch that can be...

Freud and Mythology: Two Sides of a Coin

"It may perhaps seem to you as though our theories are a kind of mythology and, in the present case, not even an agreeable one. But does...