March 2012
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‘The mind of man Knows neither fate nor future doom Nor moderation when elated by fortune.’
- Book 10, The Aeneid.
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Sayings of Spartan women.
Plutarch, Moralia (Vol III):
- Being asked by a woman from Attica, “Why is it that you Spartan women are the only women that lord it over your men?” she said, “Because we are the only women that are mothers of men.”
- One woman sent forth her sons, five in number, to war, and, standing in the outskirts of the city, she awaited anxiously the outcome of the battle. And when...
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Protect Hadrian's Villa! →
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400 Followers!
I’ve just hit 400 followers- so I’m beginning to think that I’m doing something right on this blog, now! Remember to keep sending your requests in:)
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Tuesday Requests!
Hello to all my new followers!
Any requests for what you want to see this week?
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If I cannot sway Heaven, I will awaken Hell!
– Juno. Book 7, The Aeneid.
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By the cool water the breeze murmurs, rustling
Through apple branches, while...
– Sappho (via Sacred Texts)
Cyrene
lamiales:
When Apollo saw this Amazonian woman tear a lion apart with her bare hands, he grew so excited that he did not rape her, but decided to marry her. He took her to Libya, which he gave her as a bridal gift. Her name was given to a spring where young women bathed before their wedding ceremonies. Cyrene became the mother of the hero Bellerophon, who tamed Medusa’s horse son Pegasus.
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Graffiti in Pompeii
A collection of some I found the best.
‘Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!’ - Bar/Brothel of Innulus and Papilio
‘Restitutus says: “Restituta, take off your tunic, take off your tunic, please, and show us your hairy privates”’ - peristyle of the Tavern of Verecundus
‘Lovers...
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Athena's birth
Greek Myth: As requested by Primus-Pilus.tumblr.com
The Olympic god Zeus lusted after the Titan goddess Metis, and chased after her. Metis changed her form many times, turning into creatures such as hawks, fish and serpents in order to escape him. However, Zeus was persistent, and changing his forms many times too, managed to finally seduce her.
An Oracle of Gaea prophesied that Metis’...