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Aldi80s 🇯🇵 アルディ

Yeah! Another great gift from a friend!
A Greek mythology compilation work from Gustav Schawb.

I love the hardcover.
In my TBR now!

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badstitch

Happy Winter Solstice!
Today is the day Persephone descends to her realm in the Underworld to be with her husband, Hades.

This pattern depicts the skeletal hand of Hades, gripping a sliced pomegranate, which represents the Queen of the Underworld.

#crossstitch | #greekmythology | #wintersolstice | #hades

A completed cross stitch project on black fabric shows a skeletal arm and hand, cupping a vibrant slice of pomegranate.

Nataly Gruender’s transformative novel “Medusa” gives the snake-haired “monster” a much more complex and satisfying narrative than in the Greek myth, and Dionysius’s portrayal is unlike any I’ve read before. He’s a god I usually take little interest in, but this version of him is intriguing. Also of note: Cerberus as a puppy!

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Bevan Thomas

Greek theatre began as religious rituals for Dionysus, in which a masked figure would honor the god by performing a dramatic monologue in character. As the art form developed, other actors were added to the performances, as were more secular topics. Masks remained important.

#FolkyFriday #31DaysofHaunting #Folklore #Mythology #GreekFolklore #GreekMythology #ClassicalMytholy #Greece #Dionysus #Theatre #Theater

Scott reviewed Divine Might by Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes: Divine Might (2023, Pan Macmillan)

Excellent essays

4 stars

9.5 star Yet another great book by Natalie H. This one is a series of essays about goddesses Natalie has not gone in-depth about before. Except for her fav, Athene, who she goes further in-depth on.

But all is well told. As usual, she simultaneously rehabilitates them. AND shines a light on their damning qualities. She doesnt treat the transmogrifications and other odd punishments as "quirky things gods do sometimes". But as the cruel and unusual acts they are, that sometimes are beyond the wrong done.

However, the essays also acknowledge the cruel wrongs done to them. The effects that would have on a person. She also does an excellent job of bringing these stories not only in to context of where they came from, but somehow also into our modern context too. And again, she also excels at reading her own work for the audiobook.

CW: talk of rape, …

9.5 star Yet another great book by Natalie H. This one is a series of essays about goddesses Natalie has not gone in-depth about before. Except for her fav, Athene, who she goes further in-depth on.

But all is well told. As usual, she simultaneously rehabilitates them. AND shines a light on their damning qualities. She doesnt treat the transmogrifications and other odd punishments as "quirky things gods do sometimes". But as the cruel and unusual acts they are, that sometimes are beyond the wrong done.

However, the essays also acknowledge the cruel wrongs done to them. The effects that would have on a person. She also does an excellent job of bringing these stories not only in to context of where they came from, but somehow also into our modern context too. And again, she also excels at reading her own work for the audiobook.

CW: talk of rape, kidnapping, depression, violence, abusive relationships #Bookstodon #Books #GreekMythology #Mythology #NonFiction #NatalieHaynes