Inspired by the recent excavations and new frescos at Pompeii

Our friend Papilio the Painter from ‘Amarantus and his Neighbours’ (Caroline Lawrence and CSCP) for Dr Sophie Hay

With apologies to the painters of Pompeii

PHOTO BBC/TONYJOLIFFE

do you think that women in Ancient Greece had different opinions and stories about the gods that differed men

I mean, it's not like all men told the same stories or shared the same opinions about the gods, but regardless I doubt women's stories and views concerning the gods were radically different. I find it very likely that women also played an important role in the transmission of traditional mythological narratives. It seems, for instance, that people could have first heard the myths as children from their nurses: „That Theseus treated Ariadne unjustly--though some say not with unjust intent, but under the compulsion of Dionysos--when he abandoned her while asleep on the island of Dia, you must have heard from your nurse; for those women are skilled in telling such tales and they weep over them whenever they will.” (Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 1.15)

Ultimately it's impossible to say, but here's an interesting read on the subject: Women's Work: Female Transmission of Mythical Narrative

BookTok on Macedonian Women

First "BookTok," on Macedonian Women. Important books (and author names). It's probably longer than it should be, but it's a big topic (if not the biggest).

Taking suggestions for additional talks. (Yes, I do have Greek homoeroticism on my radar, but that's even bigger. May take more than one.)

There's a mention of a ancient Greek couple who were both philosophers and the man was actually very supportive of his wife, but society back then condemned such actions because women had to stay at the house etc. So a man ripped her clothes and she was so unfaced by that she actually made a good comment about it to shut him off, but i don't remember her name.

I’d swear I had answered an ask about her but I can’t find it. Anyway, I believe you are talking about Hipparchia of Maroneia, wife of Krates. They were a couple of cynics, who lived in the late 4th century BC. Hipparchia had eagerly adopted a very masculine lifestyle. They lived on the streets, she wore a man’s clothes. And she was reportedly crazy for unattractive Krates, to the point of baffling everyone including her parents and Krates himself. Hipparchia threatened her parents she would kill herself if they did not marry her to Krates, so the parents asked Krates to talk some sense to her. Krates removed his clothes and said “that’s all the bridegroom can give you” but apparently that was enough for Hipparchia. They got married and were inseparable ever since.

Hipparchia had a long beef with the philosopher Theodorus the Atheist, and once she teased him with some mocking sophisms like “if it’s okay for Theodorus to beat himself up, then it’s okay for Hipparchia to beat Theodorus!”. Theodorus then pulled up her garments and asked what was her business away from the loom. Hipparchia was not phased one bit and said something across the lines of “Isn’t it very reasonable for one to prefer philosophy over the loom?”.

I love you people going into "useless" fields I love you classics majors I love you cultural studies majors I love you comparative literature majors I love you film studies majors I love you near eastern religions majors I love you Greek, Latin, and Hebrew majors I love you ethnic studies I love you people going into any and all small field that isn't considered lucrative in our rotting capitalist society please never stop keeping the sacred flame of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and understanding humanity and not merely for the sake of money alive

it's so great that in greek tragedy there are only three paradigms for a woman leaving her house (her wedding, her funeral, and maenadic rites) and they're all kind of the same thing also

in hills made of coarse earth and honey🏺

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ancient greek word of the day: ἀναξίμολπος (anaximolpos), queen of song, epith. of Urania

Really happy with how she turned out! I decided to give her some naiad features, inspired by this post and it was really fun! I hc that she can breathe underwater (even though she doesn't have gills. Do naiads have gills?), although I am not sure if she can do it freely or for a limited amount of time 🤔

The fabric piece covering her chest was loosely inspired by 18th century neckerchiefs, because I wasn't sure how the Mycenaean open chest fashion would fly with the censorship here or on other platforms ¯⁠\⁠_(•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Dancing through the eras ✨👭🏺 Happy  #WomensEqualityDay everyone!🧡 Today I'm thinking of all the women of the Ancient Mediterranean, whose lives and dreams we still continue to learn about today with every discovery✨

Battle Scene by Lionel Royer

I made a new Advent Calendar. This time it’s got Ancient Greek Women of Myth in it - behind each door is a representation in lineart and digital watercolour of one of the mortal* women from Ancient Greek mythology. Some are from my back catalogue, some are from ClassicsTober, and quite a few are brand new for this calendar.

Somehow, I’ve already sold out the 50 order slots 🥰

I’m making a PDF version to put out probably at the end of the week, so you can make your own at home. It’s not too hard, just a lot of cutting! It will be with the rest of my download-and-print stuff on the http://greekmythcomixshop.wordpress.com website.

At What Age Did Ancient Greek Women Typically Marry? - Tales of Times Forgotten

— On Cassandra of Troy

"Cassandra" by Florence and the Machine // "Cassandra" by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys // "A Thousand Ships" by Natalie Haynes // "The Cassandra Scene in Aeschylus' Agamemnon" by Seth L. Shein // "Ajax and Cassandra" by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein // "Elektra" by Jennifer Saint // "Cassandra of Troy" by Jan Drenovec // "mad, mad, mad" by @diradea // "mad woman" by Taylor Swift // "Helen and Cassandra" by Al Stewart // "Cassandra of Troy" by Evelyn de Morgan // "The Daughters of Troy" by Euripides

Putting my text post hands to classical use

✨main characters in my working thesis on Greek tragedy: there’s a murder in the oikos✨

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