Ad Astra: The Torch Bearer: Dionysus, Iacchos, and Arcturus in the Eleusinian Mysteries
In the second of the Ad Astra series, Veirs Tallis discusses the importance of Arcturus to Eleusinian initiates, wine-makers and astronomers
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Clifford S Marcus MA MCIL CL
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- 4 min
Echoes of the Cyclops
Clifford Marcus believes that chapter 34 of the Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov seems to be playing with Homer...
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Aidan Scully
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Veirs Tallis
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- 3 min
Ad Astra: Achilles: The Brightest Star of His Age
Veirs Tallis shares something fascinating about the night sky and Homer.
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Review: The Overstory
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- 4 min
The Yassification of Medusa
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- Mar 25, 2022
- 9 min
The Misjudging of Ajax the Great
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- Aug 13, 2021
- 3 min
Lore-Abiding Citizens?
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Naomi E Rebis
- Jul 30, 2021
- 9 min
The Ammonite that Wouldn’t Curl Up
At our house, everything was stone. Not the dismal stuff of castles – walls scarred by wind and rain – no, we were altogether more...
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