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Pandering to Pandavas

I’d been interested in the story of the Mahabharata, even more so since reading the Aru Shah books, in which the Pandavas are reincarnated as teenage girls. So I checked out an abridged edition translated by William Buck. While much … Continue reading →

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Not Built in a Day

Since the date of our New Year dates back to the Romans, what better to write about today than the myths surrounding the founding of Rome? Of course, the year didn’t start on the first of January at that point. … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, History, Mythology, Roman | Tagged acca larentia, achises, aeneas, aeneid, alba longa, amulius, aphrodite, ares, ascanius, brutus of britain, creusa, dardania, faustulus, homer, iliad, julius caesar, latinus, lavinia, lupa, mars, moses, numitor, odyssey, remus, rhea silvia, roman senate, rome, romulus, sargon, trojan war, troy, venus, vestal virgins, virgil |

The Demigods Are Back in Town

The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan – After a detour into Egyptian mythology in his also excellent The Red Pyramid, Riordan is back to the Greek stuff with the first volume in the Heroes of Olympus series. Also back are … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Rick Riordan, Roman | Tagged aeolus, aphrodite, boreas, giants, gigantes, hephaestus, jason grace, jupiter, king midas, leo valdez, lupa, medea, olympus, piper mclean, remus, romulus, the lost hero, zeus |