Hodie est a.d. IV Id Apr. 2776 AUC ~ 20 Elaphebolion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
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Welcome to Satura Lanx, upper beginner / intermediate podcast told in beginner-friendly, easy spoken Latin. Every other Saturday I chat about everything concerning Latin (literature, language, culture), my own life and reflections and the questions you’ll ask me.
Athena is the goddess of wisdom, tactical war and skilled craft in Greek mythology. She is the favourite daughter of Zeus and Metis, and is actually born from Zeus himself. She is one of the most recognisable Greek divinities, often depicted with her signature peaked helmet, spear, breast plate and shield, often with Medusa’s head it. One of the most important myths of Athena is the contest between herself and her uncle, Poseidon, for the patronage of Athens. Spoiler alert: Athena wins. To continue our immersion into the deities of the Greek Gods, this week Tristan Hughes is joined by Rachel Kousser, Professor of Art History at the City University of New York. Together they discuss Athena’s most iconic representations in both art and literature, and how she has become one of the must enduring figures of antiquity.
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Book Reviews
- BMCR ~ Serena Connolly, Wisdom from Rome: reading Roman society and European education in the Distichs of Cato. Trends in classics: pathways of reception, 8. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022.
- BMCR ~ Cédric Brélaz, Els Rose, Civic identity and civic participation in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Cultural encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, 37. Turnhout: Brepols, 2021.
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Alia
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Diversions
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends positive things for upright people.
… adapted from the text and translation of:
Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar, in Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon (eds.), The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press, 2006. (Kindle edition)
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