Holy families
I started by noticing similarities between two pictures. The one above is “The Virgin and Child with St Anne and John the Baptist”, the so-called Burlington House cartoon (a cartoon … Continue reading
Psappho: priestess, prostitute, poet, Lesbian
I’ve just finished reading Arthur Weigall’s Sappho of Lesbos again. I’m a poor sifter through second hand book stalls, and I picked it up over ten years ago and enjoyed … Continue reading
Aphrodite, goddess of love and sex
An early statue fragment by an unknown 4th century BC master Aphrodité is the Greek god associated with love (and its various activities), and often referred to as Venus. Her … Continue reading
Helen: the journey from Sparta to Troy
The story of Helen of Troy can probably never be unravelled. It has both a political and a religious dimension, and has been passed down through a series of literary … Continue reading
Astarte’s cornucopia and Pandora’s box
In the beginning was the Goddess. As far as we know (and apparently we don’t know much) the first widely spread religion was an adoration of the life giving force … Continue reading
