Well, I’ve been thinking about this format for a while. So I hope you enjoyed the episode. Please rate/review if you can. The episode. My guest. You can find Helen’s on her website H.M. Classics Academy or on twitter (@ClassicsAcademy). If you fancy giving this a go then feel free to contact me (email on …
Fantasy Dinner Guests with Helen McVeigh – episode notes. Read More »
For many of a certain age the myth of the Golden Fleece invokes a bunch of skeletons fighting soldiers (I’m talking about the 1963 film Jason and the Golden Fleece). The fleece-stealing part of the film didn’t register as much as as result of these bony warriors and a host of other Ray Harryhausen monsters. …
As promised in my podcast here are some supporting notes on the mountains I discussed in the podcast. Links, photos and even podcasts – hope you enjoy! Parnassus. Firstly, here’s the location (you can see Mount Cithaeron on this map as well). A great photo of the temple of Delphi with Parnassus looming in the …
Lefkada (or to use its earlier name Leucas) is located in the Ionian Sea. It was here that Aphrodite grieved for the loss of her lover Adonis and where she found a cure for her heartbreak. Apollo suggested that she should leap from the White Rock into the sea. This did the trick and whether …
Falling for you. The dangers of unrequited love in Ancient Greece. Read More »
In this podcast I look at how we can understand more about the Iliad, its characters and wider themes through these three characters. Fell free to check out my other episodes on the Ancient History Hound podcast, just seach for it wherever you download your podcasts (or here).
As a kid I remember hearing the tale of Theseus for the first time and being quite scared, a half man half bull creature lurking in winding corridors will spook most kids. Add to that the predilection for young human flesh and you have the ultimate monster hiding under the bed. That is until a …
Back to Italy. The link between Italy and Hercules may not seem obvious. Yet there was a relationship between the two. The myth of Geryon’s cattle and the defeat of Cacus both involve Hercules in and around Rome, although it’s worth pointing out that Rome hadn’t yet been founded. Roll forward to 1951 and to …
Saw this on twitter and it seems that someone’s had the great idea of recreating the Argo, looks quite nifty! Here’s the text from the Youtube clip Original motion picture soundtrack for the documentary “Argo navis” produced by Faos Tv Productions. Music by Fotini Tsaknaki and Alexis Grammatikos. Distributed by FM Records. © 2016
