Category: Greek and Roman Mythology
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Castor and Pollux: The Legendary Twin Horsemen of Rome
Black-figure amphora depicting the Dioscuri on horseback. Dating to circa 500 BC, held in the British Museum In the southern sky during wintertime, near the constellations of Orion and Taurus there are two bright stars. Known in Greek mythology as the Dioscuri, (Dioscuri from the Greek Dioskouroi, meaning “Sons of Zeus”), they were twin supernatural beings who helped save shipwrecked sailors, usually by appearing…
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Ancient Tablet with Homer’s Odyssey: 3rd Century AD Discovery
The clay slab believed to date from 3rd century AD, that was recently discovered near the ancient Greek city of Olympia, is believed to be the earliest record of Homer’s incredible tale of the aftermath of the Trojan War, reported the AFP in Athens, in July 2018. Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient clay tablet engraved…
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The Odyssey by Homer – the first step
The following is an article written by Charlotte Higgins, the Chief Arts Writer of the Guardian newspaper, and was originally published in July 2015. She is the author of several books including Under Another Sky; Journey’s in Roman Britain ‘The sea that separates Odysseus from home was the lifeblood of ancient Greece. Homer’s story of…
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Romulus and Remus: Myth and Reality of the Lupercalia Festival
In the Capitoline Museum in Rome, there is a room known as the Chamber of the She – Wolf, a small but elaborately designed room of marble walls and mosaic floors. In the centre is a bronze statue of a wolf suckling two human infants, an image that the Romans, ancient and modern revere as…
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