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. …
Recently @Vicky_Austen tweeted the picture below. It’s of Barbie and Ken as Psyche and Cupid. This reminded me that I had a piece from a while back which I hadn’t uploaded here. In it I looked at some Barbies which were based on Greek myth. Here they are and thanks to Vicky for inspiring me …
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 …
