Menstruation in the Ancient World

Menstruation is surrounded by myths even to this day. And usually not the fun kind. Today, I want to take a look at the ancient world and how women back then dealt with their monthly bleeding.

FlashFill Friday: Herakles and the Cyprian Centaur

Can mighty Herakles take on a centaur?

Ancient Erotica: Sexual Curse Tablets

The first time I ever heard about curse tablets was when I visited Bath and its namesake Roman bath. The curse tablets found there were written in Latin and addressed to local goddess Sulis, identified by the Romans with Minerva. A curse tablet, called tabella defixionis or defixio in Latin

Flashfill Friday: Medusa's Revenge

I'm not doing any Friday flash fills at the moment but these were the rules while I did: Flashfill Friday is a lovely concept from the kink memes of old that I want to establish on this blog. This is how it works: 1. You remain anonymous unless you specifically

Review: "Apollo – Claimed by the Sungod" by Rachel Kinsley

When I decided I wanted to write mythology erotica, I went to Amazon and had a look what else was published in that niche. The first books to catch my eye were those of Rachel Kinsley's series "Mistress to the Gods". There was never a question as to whether I