Percy Jackson Project: The Sea of Monsters Part I
Welcome to the Percy Jackson Project! Today I am discussing book two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians — The Sea of Monsters.
classical mythology
On Distraction and Inconvenient Inspiration
It’s remarkably easy to get distracted. Look at me, right now, writing a blog post instead of reading Spivak. The issue isn’t that I don’t want to read Spivak. The issue is that I’ll be reading Spivak, and all of a sudden she’ll mention something about myth and then next thing you know I’m thinking […]
Words of Wisdom: Sh*t My Professors Said in Spring 2017
Part II of ? in my personal Sh*t My Professors Say series. Spring 2017 was a particularly fun semester, so it gets a post all of its own! Spring 2017 You’re so awesome except in these three ways. Who did Zeus do and what are the consequences? If you want carnage, choose Ares, if […]
Book Review: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker is one of those books that I found almost impossible to stop reading. The 291 page tome took me precisely three sittings, with the interruptions being annoyingly mandatory. I make no secret of my fascination with myth, and thus when the opportunity to read about the Trojan […]
Bellerophon
On Thursday our topic in Classical Mythology was Bellerophon. Bellerophon was one of the Heroes of Ancient Greek myth, and his story is particularly important because it covers what happens to him after all of his trials are over and he settles down into his life post-heroic deeds. To give you some back story on […]