Georgia Garfield-White
In Summary: Medea
The focus of Euripides' famous play, Medea was wife to the Greek hero Jason and both mother and murderer to his children.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Jan 12
- 2 min
In the Stars: The Two Bears
Once human, the constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are said to have been placed into the night sky as stars by the Greek god Zeus.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
Mythos Visits: The Birthplace of Aphrodite
Mythos continues our exploration of Cyprus as we take a look at the birthplace of Aphrodite, Goddess of love.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- May 5, 2022
- 5 min
A Brief Introduction to the Trojan War: Part Two
This week we continue our introduction to the Trojan War, exploring the deaths of some of Greece's most famous and beloved heroes.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Apr 15, 2022
- 6 min
A Brief Introduction to the Trojan War: Part One
The Trojan War is one of the most well known wars from myth, fought between the Greeks and the Romans. We take a look at how it began.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Jan 14, 2022
- 4 min
In Summary: The Swallow, the Hoopoe and the Nightingale
We summarise a classical Greek tragedy, originally collected in Ovid's Metamorphoses, telling a tale of murder, betrayal and revenge.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Dec 2, 2021
- 7 min
Musical vs Myth: Hadestown
This week Mythos delves into Greek myth as we take a look at Hadestown, a stunning musical reimagining of Orpheus and Eurydice.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Oct 8, 2021
- 5 min
Seven Plants and the People That They Used to Be
According to Greek myth, many plants were once human - run afoul of a god's temper, or pity. We take a look at some of these unlucky people.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Aug 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Trials of Psyche
"They say monsters can be beautiful too, and if that is the case then truly there was none more monstrous than he."
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
Narcissus
"Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beautiful, but because it is his." ― W. H. Auden
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Georgia Garfield-White
- May 14, 2021
- 6 min
10 Greek and Roman Gods that are Weirdly Specific
They may not be throwing thunderbolts, and sending storms, but the minor gods of Greco-Roman myth had their own (very odd) parts to play.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Apr 9, 2021
- 7 min
Movie vs Myth: Hercules
Flashy, vibrant and with a stunning soundtrack, Disney's Hercules is definitely eye-catching - but how close is it to the original myths?
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Mar 26, 2021
- 2 min
The Children of The Earth
"Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together," - Plato
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Mother Mourning
"With angry hands Demeter broke the ploughs that turned the soil and sent to death alike the farmer and his labouring ox." ― Ovid
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