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A print+online #literarymagazine dedicated to creative works regarding Classics including ancient history, literature, anthropology, and archaeology. 🔆 Posts by Samantha & Kaitlin. linktr.ee/Aothenmagazine https://aothenmagazine.com/

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔆 Issue 9 is out, and can be read through our Linktree 🔆

A huge thank you to all our readers and contributors, it's an honor as always to platform work about the ancient world with you!

Please consider buying a copy of the issue to support the magazine 🧡

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 19h

"Wound Eurydice" by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, c. 1868.

Eurydice, in Greek mythology, died on her wedding night after being wounded by a viper. Distraught at his bride's death, Orpheus pursued her to Hades only to fail in his mission to bring her back to the mortal world. Do you know this #myth?

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

The line featured here is often located at the end of Hymns. As the Hymns were originally performed orally, certain lines repeat to help poets memorize the structure of the hymn.

#classics #classicalstudies #greekhistory #amreading #homer #ancienthistory #writinginspo

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 3d

Are you a fan of Aôthen's online publication Columns? There's a sticker for that now. 🏛️🤎 Link to our redbubble shop in our bio.

#classicsbluesky #indielit
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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 3d

Jack Granath's writing captivates in a way that's unforgettable. We can't stop reading and rereading Issue 9. Read the full piece via the link in our bio! 🤎

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 4d

“Blessed is that man who is loved by the Muses.” — Hymn 25: To the Muses, Apollo, and Zeus, trans. Michael Crudden.

#ancientgreece #greekmythology #classicalstudies #classicsbluesky

Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

"To the glory that was Greece. / And the grandeur that was Rome."

From "To Helen" by Edgar Allan Poe.
poets.org/poem/helen-0

To Helen

Helen, thy beauty is to me

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

Our book recommendation of the week is THE EPIC WOMEN OF HOMER by Eirene S. Allen! This spectacular monograph explores the mythical women included in Homer's tales and their impact on history. Perfect for those who enjoy Emily Hauser and Daisy Dunn's scholarship. 🏛️

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

"Cupid's Hunting Fields" by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1885.

Cupid in Roman mythology is the God of love, erotic desire, and affection. Sometimes he knows known as Amor ("love," in Latin) or Eros (in Greek). Cupid may be the most fickle of the Gods. He has inspired countless poems in his name.

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

Hymn 5 features stunning poetic lines about Aphrodite. Do you have a favorite Homeric Hymn?

#classics #ancienthistory #homerichymns #ancientgreece #mythology

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 10d

I think the stoics would laugh at our jokes. 🫢 Available now in our redbubble! Link in bio. 🤎

#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory
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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

Yes! In addition to the myths they share with the Greeks, they had native deities and myths. Think Janus, Bellona, Romulus/Remus.

Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

This week on Columns we have an interview with Imogen Briscoe from Ekklesia, another classics magazine! Kaitlin Smith talks with Briscoe about #accessibility, #Ovid, and more.

Have a read here: aothenmagazine.com/#ekklesiainterview

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

“Love that he could not resists took hold of Apollo at heart.” — Hymn 4: To Apollo, trans. Michael Crudden.

#ancientgreece #mythology #amreading #quotes #poetry #readinginspo

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 12d

We're in the mood to write! Our latest weekly #writingprompt is live. We hope the following words inspire you to write your own poem! Share it with us. 🤎

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 13d

"I will tell the secret to you, / to you, only to you. / Come closer."

From "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood.
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Siren Song

This is the one song everyone would like to learn: the song that is irresistible: the song that forces men to leap overboard in squadrons even though they see the beached skulls the song nobody knows…

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

Our book of the week is CLASSICISM AND OTHER PHOBIAS by Dan-El Padilla Peralta. It is a scholarly monograph that explores Black classicism and its potential to revitalize classics, a field historically known to be exclusive. Peralta's monograph is excellently argued and crafted!

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

Happy October! What do you plan to write this month? 🤎

#writingcommunity

Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

"Diana and Endymion" by Johann Michael Rottmayr, c. 1695.

In Roman mythology, Diana is the Goddess of the hunt, wildlife, and childbirth. She is included in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago.

#mythology #classicalstudies

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 15d

Our litmag limelight feature of the week is Florescence Magazine! Florescence publishes literature and art by teen creators (13-19). They are youth-led and often include multimedia in their issues. If you're a young creator, be sure to check them out. 🤎

Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 15d

Do you prefer Greek or Roman mythology? 🏺🏛️ 🤎

#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 16d

Aphrodite speaks to Ankhises in Hymn 5. 🤎

#mythology #aeneid #homerichymns #classicalstudies #ancienthistory #classicsbluesky

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 17d

Read Jack Granath's fragments in Issue 9! Available now on our website. Do you have a favorite piece of writing or art from Issue 9? 🤎

#indielit #writingcommunity #classicsbluesky

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 17d

New design just dropped in our RedBubble shop. Personally, I think they make excellent stickers. Every purchase supports us! 🏺🤎🏛️

#classicsbluesky #ancientgreece
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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 18d

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 18d

"[He] had in the midst of his song still other desires in mind.” — Hymn 4: To Hermes, trans. Michael Crudden.

#ancientgreece #mythology #poetry #amreading

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