Ancient Greek Culture

Same Sex Love in Ancient Literature Quotes

For Pride Month: A collection of quotes from ancient works that unambiguously talk about romantic or erotic attraction to the same sex.

Artist Spotlight: The Life and Works of Sappho

Very little is known about Sappho's life and of her body of work only a few hundred lines with one or two complete poems survive. And yet her beautiful poetry captivates readers even 2500 years after her death.

Mythology Monday: Divine Marriages

My #MythologyMonday thread on divine marriages in easy-to-read article form.

Mythology Monday: Gods of Fire

This week's #MythologyMonday theme is fire and there are two major Greek gods associated with fire: Hestia, goddess of the hearth, and Hephaistos, god of smiths.

Hermaphroditos – Neither Man Nor Woman, But Both

Hermaphroditos was born to Aphrodite and Hermes, the gods representing female and male sexuality. The name is compounded of Hermes and Aphrodite, and means "half-male".