What this project is about. This one is from Book 6. Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Rubens! How long it took to read this (aloud): 9 mins 18s What it’s “about”: This one is a banger! Up there with Phaethon’s Ride and Perseus’s Wedding. Arachne is a human and very very good at weaving. Pallas Athena... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 5. How long it took to read this (aloud): 1 mins 17s What it’s “about”: You lose a singing contest, you are getting turned into crows Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: "And as they tried to beat their breasts, their wings Were black,... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 5. How long it took to read this (aloud): 1 mins 56s What it’s “about”: Ceres sends Triptolemus with nice seeds. The ungrateful wretch of a king is a glory hound, plans to kill young Trippy, gets turned into a lynx. Words I didn’t know:... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 5. How long it took to read this (aloud): 5 mins 05 secs What it’s “about”: Beautiful woman minding her own business, goes skinny dipping. Has to flee a creep (the river god, Alpheus), hides in a cloud with protection of her goddess, but then... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 5. How long it took to read this (aloud): 14 mins 38 s What it’s “about”: Yikes - Calliope is telling a story - more rape, abduction, search for the girl, bargaining with death etc. Ovid can be grim… Words I didn’t know: xx Quotable... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 5. How long it took to read this (aloud): 7 mins 06s What it’s “about”: Pallas has a chat with the nine Muses. After discussing Pegasus, they tell her a scary story of near kidnap and a singing competition… Words I didn’t know: none Quotable... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 5. How long it took to read this (aloud): 17 mins 05s What it’s “about”: Perseus’ wedding to Andromeda gets interrupted by a guy who was supposed to marry her, but didn’t save her from the sea monster. Father-in-law tries to stop a battle, unsuccessfully.... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 14 mins What it’s “about”: Perseus saves a captive (chained) young woman, battles a dragon etc. Not sure how the informed and free consent works out here, but that was never high on the agenda for... Continue Reading →
The Pitt, the medical drama on HBO, lives up to the hype. It is worth, as was The Wire, your time and attention, for the questions it raises about how we live (or don’t live) now. The two shows are both about, well, people of good intent (the metrics may vary) doing the best they... Continue Reading →
What this project is about. This one is from Book 4. How long it took to read this (aloud): 3 mins 15s What it’s “about”: Cadmus, bemoaning his Job-like fate, gets turned into a lizard. So does his loyal wife. They skink away. Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: “Bewildered by ill luck that... Continue Reading →
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