Tag: Odyssey

  • Sentient Magic, Part 1

    Sentient Magic, Part 1

    Should Greek Mythology be shelved as fantasy, paranormal, or historical? Where We Are This is the first in a series of newsletter posts looking at the Greek mythology as a magic system. These deities, once an integral part of ancient art, philosophy, and religious practice, weren’t originally created to be literary tropes. But over thousands…

  • No, a Massachusetts school has NOT banned Homer’s Odyssey

    No, a Massachusetts school has NOT banned Homer’s Odyssey

    Busting the myth of the classics cancel mob Cancel culture strikes again…or does it? “Even Homer Gets Mobbed,” the headline blared. “A Massachusetts school has banned ‘The Odyssey.’” As an author releasing an Iliad-based story in online installments, this headline had me expecting a mob of Homer haters to march their cancel-culture torches down my…