the whole shipwrecked man
The half-eaten man and the fish caught in the net are the whole shipwrecked man, the continually transforming body in an unanchored world. … Read the post the whole shipwrecked man
epigrams
literary analysis of Hellenistic epigrams
Julianus gravestone suggests ancient, mass-produced Christian gravestones
The Julianus gravestone’s easily understood symbols and its appended epitaph suggest mass-produced Christian gravestones in early Christian Athens. … Read the post Julianus gravestone suggests ancient, mass-produced Christian gravestones
Asclepiodote and Euphemia stones from Athens: obscure Christianity
The Asclepiodote, Euphemia, and Athenodora stones from early Christian Athens show a obscure mixture of Christianity and pre-Christian Greek religion. … Read the post Asclepiodote and Euphemia stones from Athens: obscure Christianity
Athenodora Christian stone from Athen’s Panathenaic Stadium
While regarded as an epitaph, the late-Roman Athenodora stone from Athens makes best sense as a dedication for an early Christian church. … Read the post Athenodora Christian stone from Athen’s Panathenaic Stadium
Hellenistic epigrams sing sexual allure of old women
Among other such Hellenistic epigrams, an epigram about Archeanassa of Colophon celebrates the sexual attractiveness of old women. It’s probably mythic. … Read the post Hellenistic epigrams sing sexual allure of old women