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Feb 9, 20226 min read

Dido: Queen and Lover in the Aeneid and the Heroides - by Mansi Dhokia

Dido, the legendary queen of Carthage, and her relationship with the hero Aeneas are explored in Virgil's Aeneid and Ovid's Heroides.

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Feb 10, 20215 min read

Unearthing the Tenth Muse: The Greek Poet Sappho - by Lucy Moore

Sappho of Lesbos was a Greek lyric poet. She is unique as she provides a female voice and shows female desire for other women in her verses.

Dec 2, 20204 min read

Pindar Pythian 3: A Poem for a Pandemic - by Megan Bowler

Pindar Pythian 3 is a Greek lyric ode, with a resonance to the modern day pandemic. Featuring a translation by our own writer Megan Bowler.

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Oct 2, 20208 min read

The influence of Homer on First World War Poetry - by Emily Shead

Look at the parallels between the mythical world of Homer's Iliad and mechanised combat in World War One