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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Sleipnir
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Unlike the gods which rule over the more familiar civilisations of Greece and Rome, the gods of the Norselands, whilst mighty cosmic being...
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
The Labours Continue
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Today we return to the story of Heracles, who, desperate for salvation, embarked on a grueling series of tasks to prove himself worthy of im...
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
The Violent and the Frauds
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Filled with grief at the plight of those who took their own life, Dante and Virgil come to the edge of the grand forest of sorrow (for the p...
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
The Oath of the Horatii
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Some months ago, you may remember the story of Publius Horatius Cocles, the great hero of the Republic, whose inspiring valour saved Rome fr...
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
The Hummingbird on the Left
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With the Creation borne of strife and bloodshed (for this story, please click here ), the few people who survived the brutal slaughters tha...
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
The First Labours of Heracles
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Standing high amongst all the heroes of Classical lore, and possessed of one of the most famous names in civilisation, is Heracles. Son of Z...
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
To Lower Hell
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Shaken from the sight of the wrathful souls at war with each other, Dante is surprised to suddenly see before him in the distance a towering...
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