Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

By Alison Habens In the beginning, there was just one, unnamed, muse. The blind bard Homer (a poet born around 850BC) invoked ...

Eos, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, with her abode the sky, was perhaps the most resplendent of all the beings in the Greek pantheon.

Quiring, Björn 2024. Out‐Paganing the Pagans: Paradise Lost as Christian Theogony. Milton Quarterly, Vol. 58, Issue. 1-2, p. 15. In this book, Travis DeCook explores the theological and political ...

The term eros dates back to seventh or eighth century B.C.E., when Hesiod's Theogony was published because it discusses the birth of the gods in mythology, including Eros. This type of love might show ...

For the fifth consecutive election, Democrats swept Alexandria’s races for City Council and mayor. It’s been more than 15 years since the city has elected a Republican or independent candidate, three ...

When we talk about a phalanx in a military context, we automatically think of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian army, with its ...

This book covers conceptions of signification present in cuneiform word lists, esoteric syllabaries, commentaries, literary texts like Enuma elish, Gilgamesh, Hesiod's Theogony, and the Homeric Hymns ...