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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Movie Must Avoid A Common Fantasy Mistake With Its Female Characters
Many fantasy movies have reduced their female characters to one-dimensional stereotypes, and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey ...
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Tiresias: The Ancient Greek Prophet Who Lived as a Man and as a Woman
Tiresias, the blind Ancient Greek prophet, could foresee the future for Apollo, and was transformed by Hera and lived as a woman for seven years ...
What the cult of Aphrodite reveals about ancient attitudes towards love—and desire
A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...
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How to Choose and Connect with a Patron God or Goddess
Well, in many cultures, that’s precisely what a patron god or goddess does. These divine figures are not just distant, mythological characters; they play an active, guiding role in the lives of their ...
Beautiful islands, lost cities and wonders: Three continents in a week
Heraklion From its yacht-decorated Venetian harbour to its lofty walled bastions, Crete’s capital rewards wanderers, and the ...