What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. In Greek mythology, Ino (/ˈaɪnoʊ/ EYE-noh; Ancient Greek: Ἰνώ [iːnɔ̌ː][1]) was a Theban princess who later became a queen of Boeotia. After her death and transfiguration, she was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess." Alcman called her "Queen of... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #027/111: “Salmacis and Hermaphroditus”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 9 mins 2 What it’s “about”: A girl has needs… Salmacis (Ancient Greek: Σαλμακίς) was a naiad of Greek mythology. She rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness.... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #026/111: “The Sun and Leucothoe”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 6 mins What it’s “about”: A woman being punished for enjoying consensual sex - turned into a flower, poor petal (after her jealous younger sister snitches). In Greek mythology, Leucothoe (Ancient Greek: Λευκοθόη, from λευκός, "white",... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #025/111: “Mars and Venus”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 1 mins 46s What it’s “about”: Adulterers are caught in a net… Words I didn’t know: xx Quotable quotes: Then Vulcan's mind went dark; he dropped his work And turned at once to subtle craftsmanship, To... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1990s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of…the good times not rolling, having malaria etc. What I... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #024/111: “Pyramus and Thisbe”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 11 mins 19 secs What it’s “about”: young lurv thwarted by Bad Luck (and the fates?) Words I didn’t know: thyrsus - In Ancient Greece a thyrsus (/ˈθɜːrsəs/) or thyrsos (/ˈθɜːrsɒs/; Ancient Greek: θύρσος) was a... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1980s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of… “AIDS, crack, homeless vets” What I didn’t know: I... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1970s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of…the American empire getting a bloody nose, stagflation etc. NB... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #023/111: “Pentheus and Bacchus”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 3. How long it took to read this (aloud): 14 mins 25s What it’s “about”: Tiresias tells Pentheus how it is going to play out (gory) and so it does (gory). Some sailors get turned into various kinds of sea life. Gory. Words I didn’t... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1960s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of…sex drugs, state repression What I didn’t know: xxx Rembrandt‘s... Continue Reading →
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