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Who Is Your Favorite Greek God? An Interview with David Berger
Savas Abadsidis talks to David Berger about his new book Task Force: Gaea, comics, movies, and Greek Gods. —- One of the most intriguing self-published novels in recent years, comes from an AP...
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Who Watches ‘The Watchmen’?
Matthew Gilman shows us the underlying themes in ‘The Watchmen.’ Will you ever look at ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Old Testament,’ ‘Iron John,’ mythology, and politics the same again? — In 2008, The Dark...
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Advice from a friend to Hawthornia
Odarka Stockert uses a Greek myth to reflect on the value of living and loving. — Advice from a friend to Hawthornia My dear Thronia what has happened! is your man giving you trouble? whatever you...
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Zeus’ Soliloquy
Zeus’ Soliloquy after The Iliad, Book Seven Even as landlord of lightning & sky, I couldn’t stop inhumanity, so I disguised myself as a shower of coins, a plant sprouting flames, a rapacious...
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Mythos [Video]
These stories convey deep wisdom about the human condition which continue to resonate with us. I wanted to honor these ancient stories by interpreting them in the age of the pixel and gif. The...
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Lifting the Medusa Curse
Embed from Getty Images — Time Magazine cover artist John Mavroudis, whether intended or not, made a most powerful visual connection between his subject, Professor Christine Blasey Ford, and Medusa,...
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Have We Forgotten Our Mortality?
The Greek Goddess Hecate has a witchy reputation—wild broomstick rides in the night, warts on her nose, and poison brews, but it wasn’t always like that. In ancient Greece, she was a revered, beautiful...
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Taming the Monster Lives We Have Created
Like a good many social workers I take awful care of myself. I don’t know whether my tendencies toward neglecting my own self-care stem from some inherent drive to give or whether they are conditioned...
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The Swan and Maniae
Fine artist Charlotte Cook’s atmospheric film takes its inspiration from the Greek myth of Leda and The Swan, offering a meditation on mental health and queerness. Charlotte is an artist based in...
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Penis of Greek Statues
— Bigger has not always been better. QUESTION: Classical Greek statues are made with minuscule penises. Why? A. Large penises were seen as base markers of men ruled by their appetites. B. Genetically...
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Essays on Air: A New Podcast From the Conversation Bringing the Best Writing...
By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation The Conversation is launching a new podcast, Essays On Air. It’s the audio version of our Friday essays, where we bring you the best and most beautiful writing from...
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Rick and Morty: Why Morty Matters
Here’s why #MortyMatters on Rick and Morty and why it’s perfectly okay to be a Morty. . . Transcript provided by Youtube: 00:00 “Go to school, Summer. I’ll go in Morty’s memory and do a little.” 00:04...
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Caves, Treasure, and the Hero’s Journey of Mental Health
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” These are the words of mythologist Joseph Campbell, the “patron saint” of heroism. Campbell codified the recurrence of the hero’s journey...
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The Myth of Medusa Is a Trauma Journey
Greek mythology is laden with symbolic significance for humanity; in this particular story, you can see that the myth of Medusa is closely related to the development of a traumatic event. Medusa...
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Call Me Cassandra. Cassandra of Climate Change.
by Andrea O’Ferrall When I was in High School, I decided I didn’t like the way my name rolled off the tongue. The final ‘a’ of my first name and the ‘O’ of my last name when said together are a bit of...
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Hercules In Marble: A Timeless Symbol Of Strength And Heroism
— Hercules, the Greek god who was famous for being very strong, brave, and determined, is one of the most famous figures in ancient mythology. His legendary feats, immortalized in the Twelve Labors,...
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