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✨A monument of Delos ✨

If you’ve ever wondered where the Roman fascination for phalluses came from, look no further than Delos. The Greek island is home to some monumental phallic sculptures dedicated to the god of wine and revelry, Dionysus.

This particular example is enhanced by the plinth which is decorated with a relief of a creature part cock and part phallus!

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Photo of a large stone phallus (now partially broken) on top of a tall rectangular plinth with an animal (a cockerel?) with the head of a phallus. Image credit to the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World via Flickr.

The King Must Die: A Novel "The story follows Theseus's adventures from Troizen to Eleusis, where the death in the book's title is to take place" Sale: $17.99 to $2.99 by Mary Renault Rating: 4.3/5 (1,928 Reviews)

The King Must Die: A Novel

✨The dance of the maenads✨

This is one of four reliefs depicting maenads dancing held by the Museo del Prado. The exceptional detail and sense of flowing movement is simply exquisite. These are Roman reinterpretations of Greek reliefs from the fifth century BCE and were designed to honour the maenads’ chosen god, Dionysus. The original reliefs were purported to be crafted by the sculptor Callimachus (ca. 410-400 BCE).

This relief depicts a maenad dancing wildly with her head thrown right back and her flowing gown swishing around her from the movement. She holds a thyrsus in her right hand, an object often connected with Dionysos in iconography.

Ancient Greek Lyrics by Willis Barnstone, 2009

Ancient Greek Lyrics collects Willis Barnstone's elegant translations of Greek lyric poetry—including the most complete Sappho in English, newly translated. This volume includes a representative sampling of all the significant poets, from Archilochos, in the 7th century BCE, through Pindar and the other great singers of the classical age, down to the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods.





William E. McCulloh's introduction illuminates the forms and development of the Greek lyric while Barnstone provides a brief biographical and literary sketch for each poet and adds a substantial introduction to Sappho—revised for this edition—complete with notes and sources. A glossary and updated bibliography are included.

UC Berkeley: How Greek myths and Hollywood hits can help us understand AI today. “In her new book, UC Berkeley researcher Nina Beguš explores how art, history and literature provide a window into AI development, revealing a hopeful — and cautionary — path forward for humanity.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/03/uc-berkeley-how-greek-myths-and-hollywood-hits-can-help-us-understand-ai-today/