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Bee motif in Georgics IV

By Mariana Cevallos The image of bees is a prominent […]

Posted on 24th February 202624th February 2026 by helenmcv
Posted in Blog, Greek & Latin literature, UncategorisedTagged Latin literature, VirgilLeave a comment

Apuleius’ Metamorphoses and the magic of speech

By Mariana Cevallos The beginning of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses presents the reader with […]

Posted on 15th February 202616th February 2026 by helenmcv
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Greek mythology: Hecuba

By Zoe Lister When I first encountered the character of […]

Posted on 4th February 20264th February 2026 by helenmcv
Posted in Blog, Greek MythologyLeave a comment

Greek Mythology: Polyxena

The “noble-hearted woman whose courage knew no bounds”, Polyxena was […]

Posted on 4th December 202515th February 2026 by helenmcv
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Greek Mythology: Cassandra

We’ve all had one of those “I told you so!” […]

Posted on 5th October 202515th February 2026 by helenmcv
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Greek Mythology: Helen

Let’s start this off with an important point. Helen is […]

Posted on 31st August 202515th February 2026 by helenmcv
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Asclepius, God of Healing

As anyone who has used the Athenaze textbooks will know, […]

Posted on 7th February 202115th February 2026 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient languages, apollo, archaeology, asclepius, athenaze, Athens, centaur, cheiron, chiron, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, dikaiopolis, epidaurus, greek, greek gods, greek medicine, greek religion, greek theatre, greek tragedy2 Comments

What is Classics?

When I say I study classics, or teach classics, or […]

Posted on 14th November 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient History, Ancient languages, ancient mediterranean, Ancient Rome, archaeology, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, classics and class, edith hall, greek, latin, peoples history of classics, philosophy, what is classicsLeave a comment

Literacy and the readers of the ancient novels

One of the most intriguing questions about the ancient Greek […]

Posted on 30th October 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged ancient greek, ancient greek fiction, ancient greek literature, ancient greek novels, ancient literacy, classical greek, classics, greek, greek novels, literacyLeave a comment

The ancient Greeks wrote novels!

This literary genre might not be the one which springs […]

Posted on 3rd October 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged ancient fiction, Ancient Greece, ancient greek, ancient greek literature, ancient greek novels, Ancient languages, ancient literature, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, classics blog, Classics Tutor, greek, greek novelLeave a comment

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