Hesiod

July 31, 2013July 28, 2013 by The Artist normally known as Chris

Like Beyonce or Cher, Hesiod needs only one name; Papa H, and I couldn’t not write a quick post about our favourite ancient bonkers-brain could I? Although I refer to Ovid, Virgil, Herodotus, Homer, Plutarch and Orpheus in these scribblings, much of the information is taken from Hesiod’s books ‘Theogony’ and ‘Works and Days’. Works … Read more

The Titans

July 9, 2013July 7, 2013 by The Artist normally known as Chris

Who were they and where did they come from? Well, it all starts with Chaos, which is interesting because it kind of ends up that way too. Then came Gaia and Eros (Love). A bit later Chaos gives birth to Erebus and Nyx (Darkness and Night), who give birth to a bunch of others like … Read more