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Catullus 10 Translation
Introduction Catullus begins the poem by talking about his friend Varus who took him from the Forum. At this time, Catullus was relaxing, but Varus...
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Catullus 1 Translation
Introduction Catullus was a short-lived but very influential Roman lyric poet. Carmen 1 is the introductory poem for 116 Carmina, the collective te...
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Greece
Ancient Greek society placed considerable emphasis on literature and, according to many, the whole Western literary tradition began there, with the...
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Sophocles
(Tragic Playwright, Greek, c. 496 – c. 406 BCE) Introduction Sophocles (Sophokles) was the second of the three great ancient Greek tragedians (afte...
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Oedipus Rex
(Tragedy, Greek, c. 429 BCE, 1,530 lines) Introduction – Oedipus Story “ Oedipus the King ” (Gr: “ Oidipous Tyrannos ” ; Lat: “ Oedipus Rex ” ) is ...
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Adonis
According to the earliest mention of Adonis (Ἄδωνις) in the Catalogues of Women (attributed to Hesiod), as well as in Apollodorus' Library , Adonis...
By Jimmy Joe
Gunther
In the Nibelungenlied , Gunther ( Gunnar ) was the son of Dancrat and Uote (Uta). However, in Waltharius , Gunther was a son of Gibicho, instead of...
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Well of Knowledge
The Well of Knowledge was near one of the three roots of Yggdrasill. Yggdrasill or the World Tree was the giant cosmic ash tree that covered the ni...
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Idomeneus
Idomeneus (Ἰδομενεές) was a son of Deucalion . He was also the brother of Crete and the half-brother of Molus. Idomeneus was the nephew of Catreus ...
By Jimmy Joe
Peleus
A king of Phthia, in Thessaly. Peleus (Πηλεύς) was the son of Aeacus (Aiacos), king of Aegina, and Endeïs. He and his brother Telamon plotted to ki...
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Penelope
Penelope was the heroine of the Odyssey. Penelope (Πηνελόπη) was the daughter of Icarius , brother of King Tyndareüs of Sparta. Her mother was name...
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Elaine of Corbenic
In the Vulgate Cycle and later works, Elaine of Corbenic was a lover of Lancelot and mother of Galahad. In Chretien de Troyes' Conte du Graal , he ...