For as long as heroes have existed, so have anti-heroes. While ‘anti-’ as a prefix is typically meant to mean opposite, this is not quite true for the term anti-heroes. Anti-heroes are not villains, though they are able to be protagonists or antagonists. Instead, an anti-hero is simply meant to mean opposite of a traditional…
Tag: Ancient
The Rise and Fall of the Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria was one of the most impressive collections of knowledge in the ancient world, located in one of the most important cities of the ancient world. It is named after that city, Alexandria, which is named after its founder, Alexander the Great. Many wonder: to what degree did Alexander play a role…
Interview with Dr. Blume: The Importance of Classics, Upcoming Classes, and Travel Learning
Dr. Blume is an assistant professor of classics, co-director of the OWU Honors Program, and a member of the Department of World Languages and Cultures. Why are you interested in your field? And what led you to this interest and then pursuing it as a full-time career? Dr. Blume’s interest first began in middle school,…
A Common Place for Soft Landings: The Structure and Purpose of Medieval/Renaissance Notebooks
Written by Jess Joyce. Today we have Google Drive, sticky notes, and digital calendars. Before these things, society had what were known as commonplace journals. As the name suggests, a common place to keep all of the information you have acquired about essentially anything. This technique can be dated back to the times of ancient…
Eros & Psyche: The Myth of True Love
Eros and Psyche is one of the most beloved Greek myths. As with most myths, there are variations of how the story goes, but ultimately, the bones of the myth remain the same. Stephen Fry’s Mythos contains the tale of Eros and Psyche as it is commonly told. The Myth: Psyche, a beautiful mortal princess,…
The End of The Trojan War (Comic)
Written and drawn by Ella Holtsberry. In high school, I took AP Latin, in which we had to translate The Aeneid. I already enjoyed the act of translating, of diving into all of the intricacies of what each word could mean or imply in the poem, and I enjoyed the dramatic imagery. I particularly was…
Dido’s Return
Written by Kateri Hoy. Every great story comes with great side characters. They help drive the plot and teach the main protagonist lessons along the way. In my Thrice Told Tales class, we’ve read many such stories – my favorite being Vergil’s The Aeneid. This story tells of the epic origins of the Roman Empire…
History of the Vampire: Its Themes and Motifs
Written by Roland McGurr. If asked to consider the vampire, most people would imagine the portrait of the vampire that was popularized and immortalized in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula: a humanoid figure with an aristocratic air and something registering to an onlooker as not-quite-right, whether in disposition or features. The traits that may begin…
Wax Wings
Why Icarus? Written by Emily McCullough The first time I read the myth of Icarus, my heart broke. I love the story; I thought it was beautiful imagery, and it spoke to me as a writer. Something about the idea of wishing so hard to achieve, only to melt and quickly fall away from it…
The Starry One: A Modern Look at a Monster
As with many monsters, the mythology surrounding the Minotaur goes far deeper than the hero’s quest to kill it. The story of Crete’s monstrous prince, given the name Asterion (“The Starry One”) in some sources, also entwines with several other widely popular mythological figures. The Minotaur’s mother, Queen Pasiphaë, is a part of the same…