Tag: Heracles
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Hercules, Heracles, and…Melqart?!
The secret recipe for this legendary strongman is one part Greek, one part Roman, and some unknown quantity of Phoenician. My teachers taught me that Hercules was the Roman version of Heracles, the legendary Greek strongman who was elevated after his death into a god of strength and heroism. Same character, same stories, in a…
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LGBTQ Representation in Greek Mythology
Disrupting the Trojan War: Part 4 Ancient myths would have been useful tools for people to work through gender, orientation, and other identity issues in a safe space. You Are Here… …at the fourth in a planned series of five essays on disrupting ancient texts. These essays present my own understanding as I continue to…