Beware of Birds in Homeric Poetry
Heroes in Homeric poetry need to make contact with gods and goddesses. Sometimes, gods like to take the shape of a bird or send a bird as a message. Read more
Topic for Discussion
Do only birds fly?
"There is nothing sweeter than to fly" We like to watch birds fly and we have tried to copy them. And in myth gods and other entities are able to fly. Here are some passages from the ancient world about flying that is not by birds. Read more
Love and passion
"Those in love are in pain. And so are we. They forget to eat. So did we. They can't sleep, and neither can we. They seem to be on fire, and fire is upon us...." What is love? Pleasure or pain? And apart from desire, what other types of love are there? We have selected a few passages to illustrate the range of love and passion. Read more
Some Thoughts on Plutarch
In September 2022 the Kosmos Society Book Club read Plutarch’s Virtues of Women. We discussed the main themes: the fight for justice, defeating the oppressor, and Plutarch’s writing skills. However, there were some themes...that made me think of other similar stories, and made me want to do some further analysis. Read more
Automatons
"There were golden handmaids also who worked for him, and were like real young women, with sense and reason [noos], voice also and strength, [420] and all the learning of the immortals; these busied themselves as the king bade them" Read more