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Thetis – a poetic narrative, now available online
Thetis; a poetic narrative retells the story of the Trojan wars through the eyes of…
Category: myth and legend
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Lets talk women in the paleolithic age
Understanding the paleolithic is like doing a jigsaw with missing pieces and no picture. You…
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Lets talk Scheherazade
Once upon time, a woman told stories, intrigued a king and saved her life. I…
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Lets talk witches and pointy hats
The stereotype of a witch often includes broomsticks and pointy hats. We talked about broomsticks…
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Lets talk Cycladic plank women
The differences between statuettes of larger size women, talked about in a previous post Lets…
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Lets talk selkies
Selkies are shapeshifters. Unlike the half-woman half-fish mermaid, selkies make a complete transformation between human…
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Lets talk ancient female statuettes
The Willendorf Venus was found during an archaeological dig at… Willendorf, a village by the…
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Lets talk mermaids
Images of human-fish hybrids date back to ancient civilisations. The concept remains topical and mermaids…
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Unseen stories: birth of Venus by Botticelli
Ekphrastic poetry uses art for inspiration. Poems can be triggered by the visual impact of…
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Let’s talk about sheela na gigs
They have the power to stop you in your tracks. It’s not a sight you…