Ovid’s Metamorphoses #047/111: “Minos, Nisus and Scylla”

What this project is about. This one is from Book 8. How long it took to read this (aloud): 10 mins 25 What it’s “about”: King Nisus could have spared everyone a lot of trouble if he’d just given his daughter a vibrator… I mean, a LOT of trouble. Words I didn’t know: xx Quotable... Continue Reading →

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Ovid’s Metamorphoses #044/111: “Minos Wars against Aegeus”

What this project is about. This one is from Book 7. How long it took to read this (aloud): 10 mins 46s What it’s “about”: Minos is looking for allies in his war. He convinces a king to side with him. There is a plague. An astonishing plague. ‘Beautiful’ stuff Words I didn’t know: xx... Continue Reading →

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