By Lucie Lefler Cotton MS Vitellius A XV f.99v. Image is that of the verso side of folio 99 of the Nowell Codex in the Cotton Manuscript. Contains illuminations of a two headed serpent traversing the top centre of the page. On thecentred right-hand side is a bordered illumination of a horned serpent and a…Continue Reading Undesirable Reptiles: The use of Serpentine Imagery in Wonders of the East
Powerful Women and their ‘Dependency’ on Men-Homer’s Odyssey and Madeline Miller’s Circe
By Lucy Elford When reading the renowned 8th century BC epic, The Odyssey by Homer, we can catch a glimpse of a female character who is a shining example of how Ancient Greece would ‘handle’ powerful women and how they would be expressed in literature. This character is Circe- a lower goddess and Witch of…Continue Reading Powerful Women and their ‘Dependency’ on Men-Homer’s Odyssey and Madeline Miller’s Circe
The Phaistos disc (disk)
By Daniel Thomlinson This tablet is from the Phaistos Palace ruins on the Greek island of Crete. After several years of analysis, this artefact was dated to c. 1700-1650 BCE; the Minoan period and is extensively inscribed with spiralling script. Despite the lengthy debate over its authenticity, it shares undeniable similarities with other artefacts of…Continue Reading The Phaistos disc (disk)