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"Shepherds camping in the fields, wretched things of shame, mere bellies, we Muses know how to say many deceptive things looking like genuine things, but we also know how, whenever we wish it, to proclaim things that are true." (Th. 26-28)
This is how this post entered my feed:
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This is how this post entered my feed:
If @romanpalace.bsky.social's logo were a boat:
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
If @romanpalace.bsky.social's logo were a boat:
"When a year was up, and the seasons came round as the months were waning and the many days were coming to fulfillment, she [Mnemosyne] gave birth to nine daughters, all like-minded, who have song on their minds, in their breast. They have a thūmos without worries."
(Hesiod Theogony 58-61).
(Hesiod Theogony 58-61).
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"When a year was up, and the seasons came round as the months were waning and the many days were coming to fulfillment, she [Mnemosyne] gave birth to nine daughters, all like-minded, who have song on their minds, in their breast. They have a thūmos without worries."
(Hesiod Theogony 58-61).
(Hesiod Theogony 58-61).
"They are the Olympian Muses, daughters of aegis-bearing Zeus. They were born in Pieria. The father was Zeus, son of Kronos. Their mother, who mated with him, was Mnemosyne [Memory], who rules over the heights of Eleuther."
(Hesiod, Theogony. 50-55)
(Hesiod, Theogony. 50-55)
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
"They are the Olympian Muses, daughters of aegis-bearing Zeus. They were born in Pieria. The father was Zeus, son of Kronos. Their mother, who mated with him, was Mnemosyne [Memory], who rules over the heights of Eleuther."
(Hesiod, Theogony. 50-55)
(Hesiod, Theogony. 50-55)
a matter of reverence, starting from the beginning, telling about who were generated from Earth [Gaia] and the vast Sky [Ouranos], and what gods, givers of good things, were born from them. Next, they sing of Zeus, father of gods and men, both when they begin and when they end their song.
(Th.44-48)
(Th.44-48)
September 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
a matter of reverence, starting from the beginning, telling about who were generated from Earth [Gaia] and the vast Sky [Ouranos], and what gods, givers of good things, were born from them. Next, they sing of Zeus, father of gods and men, both when they begin and when they end their song.
(Th.44-48)
(Th.44-48)
They tell of things that are, that will be, and that were before, having their words fitted together as they sound forth. And their voice pours forth without ever being worn down, coming sweetly from their mouths.
(Hesiod, Th.36-39)
(Hesiod, Th.36-39)
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
They tell of things that are, that will be, and that were before, having their words fitted together as they sound forth. And their voice pours forth without ever being worn down, coming sweetly from their mouths.
(Hesiod, Th.36-39)
(Hesiod, Th.36-39)
But why should I care about those things that keep going around an oak or a rock? Listen! Let me begin with the Muses, who please Zeus the father with their song, pleasing his great nóos as he abides in Olympus.
(Hesiod, Th. 35-36)
(Hesiod, Th. 35-36)
September 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
But why should I care about those things that keep going around an oak or a rock? Listen! Let me begin with the Muses, who please Zeus the father with their song, pleasing his great nóos as he abides in Olympus.
(Hesiod, Th. 35-36)
(Hesiod, Th. 35-36)
Foil Arms and Hog take the Roman citizenship test:
September 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Foil Arms and Hog take the Roman citizenship test:
Then they breathed into me a voice, a godlike one, so that I may make glory [kleos] for things that will be and things that have been, and then they told me to sing how the blessed ones were generated, the ones that are forever, and that I should sing them [the Muses] first and last.
(Th. 31-34)
(Th. 31-34)
September 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Then they breathed into me a voice, a godlike one, so that I may make glory [kleos] for things that will be and things that have been, and then they told me to sing how the blessed ones were generated, the ones that are forever, and that I should sing them [the Muses] first and last.
(Th. 31-34)
(Th. 31-34)
That is how they spoke, those daughters of great Zeus, who have words that fit perfectly together, and they gave me a scepter, a branch of flourishing laurel, having plucked it. And it was a wonder to behold.
(Hesiod, Th. 29-31)
(Hesiod, Th. 29-31)
September 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
That is how they spoke, those daughters of great Zeus, who have words that fit perfectly together, and they gave me a scepter, a branch of flourishing laurel, having plucked it. And it was a wonder to behold.
(Hesiod, Th. 29-31)
(Hesiod, Th. 29-31)
Shepherds camping in the fields, base objects of reproach, mere bellies! We [Muses] know how to say many deceptive things looking like genuine things, but we also know how, whenever we wish it, to proclaim things that are true.
(Hesiod, Th 26-28)
(Hesiod, Th 26-28)
![Greek Archaic Period bronze figurine depicting a shepherd (2nd half of 6th century BCE). The shepherd's cloak is fastened with a large pin. An inscription on the base reads: "Phauleas dedicated [it] to Pan."
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248079](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7pi66iqpp7rrtrv43qosseer/bafkreigij6gab4ljmsjcn2hu4qs7eg5wwxj42cpq5akku5hrrvb7aezilm@jpeg)
September 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Shepherds camping in the fields, base objects of reproach, mere bellies! We [Muses] know how to say many deceptive things looking like genuine things, but we also know how, whenever we wish it, to proclaim things that are true.
(Hesiod, Th 26-28)
(Hesiod, Th 26-28)
The Muses taught me, Hesiod, their beautiful song. It happened when I was tending flocks of sheep in a valley of Helikon, that holy mountain. And the very first thing that the goddesses said to me, those Muses of Mount Olympus, those daughters of Zeus who holds the aegis, was this:
Hesiod, Th. 22-25
Hesiod, Th. 22-25
September 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Muses taught me, Hesiod, their beautiful song. It happened when I was tending flocks of sheep in a valley of Helikon, that holy mountain. And the very first thing that the goddesses said to me, those Muses of Mount Olympus, those daughters of Zeus who holds the aegis, was this:
Hesiod, Th. 22-25
Hesiod, Th. 22-25
Theogony 1-21 imagery:
1. flowing water vs. feet moving rhythmically
2. coordinated group song and dance
3. obscuring mist becoming complete darkness
4. disembodied voices
5. visual 'flashes' like gold, arrows, earthquakes, eyes
6. Kronos who returned his offspring to the dark
7. celestial bodies
1. flowing water vs. feet moving rhythmically
2. coordinated group song and dance
3. obscuring mist becoming complete darkness
4. disembodied voices
5. visual 'flashes' like gold, arrows, earthquakes, eyes
6. Kronos who returned his offspring to the dark
7. celestial bodies
September 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Theogony 1-21 imagery:
1. flowing water vs. feet moving rhythmically
2. coordinated group song and dance
3. obscuring mist becoming complete darkness
4. disembodied voices
5. visual 'flashes' like gold, arrows, earthquakes, eyes
6. Kronos who returned his offspring to the dark
7. celestial bodies
1. flowing water vs. feet moving rhythmically
2. coordinated group song and dance
3. obscuring mist becoming complete darkness
4. disembodied voices
5. visual 'flashes' like gold, arrows, earthquakes, eyes
6. Kronos who returned his offspring to the dark
7. celestial bodies
...and Leto, Iapetos, and Kronos with his devious plans, and the Dawn [Eos] and the great Sun [Helios] and the bright Moon [Selene], and the Earth [Gaia] and great Okeanos and dark Night [Nyx], and the sacred genos of all the other immortals, who are forever.
(Hesiod, Th. 18-21)
(Hesiod, Th. 18-21)
September 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
...and Leto, Iapetos, and Kronos with his devious plans, and the Dawn [Eos] and the great Sun [Helios] and the bright Moon [Selene], and the Earth [Gaia] and great Okeanos and dark Night [Nyx], and the sacred genos of all the other immortals, who are forever.
(Hesiod, Th. 18-21)
(Hesiod, Th. 18-21)
...and Phoebus Apollo and Artemis who shoots her arrows, and Poseidon, the earth-holder and earth-shaker, and the honorable Themis as well as Aphrodite, whose eyes go from side to side, and Hebe with the golden garland, and beautiful Dione...
(Hesiod, Th. 14-17)
(Hesiod, Th. 14-17)
September 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
...and Phoebus Apollo and Artemis who shoots her arrows, and Poseidon, the earth-holder and earth-shaker, and the honorable Themis as well as Aphrodite, whose eyes go from side to side, and Hebe with the golden garland, and beautiful Dione...
(Hesiod, Th. 14-17)
(Hesiod, Th. 14-17)
Starting from there [the summit of Helikon], covered in plenty of mist they go about at night, sending forth a very beautiful voice, singing of Zeus the aegis-bearer and lady Hera of Argos, who walks about in golden sandals, and the daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus, Athena...
(Hesiod, Th. 9-15)
(Hesiod, Th. 9-15)
September 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Starting from there [the summit of Helikon], covered in plenty of mist they go about at night, sending forth a very beautiful voice, singing of Zeus the aegis-bearer and lady Hera of Argos, who walks about in golden sandals, and the daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus, Athena...
(Hesiod, Th. 9-15)
(Hesiod, Th. 9-15)
British beatles do seem to enjoy indulging in that sort of thing
September 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
British beatles do seem to enjoy indulging in that sort of thing
And also the Permessus and the Olmeios, flowing from Helikon, meet one another and fall into the same Lake Copais near Haliartus; and also other streams empty into it.
(Strabo, Geography 9.2.19)
(Strabo, Geography 9.2.19)
September 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
And also the Permessus and the Olmeios, flowing from Helikon, meet one another and fall into the same Lake Copais near Haliartus; and also other streams empty into it.
(Strabo, Geography 9.2.19)
(Strabo, Geography 9.2.19)
This chap wants a word with you about those six cowrie shells you *found* this morning
August 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This chap wants a word with you about those six cowrie shells you *found* this morning
South African sculptor Angus van Zyl Taylor with his massive stone sculpture "Dionysus 2/3". It was created by stacking and carving 2 billion year old Belfast Gabbro (granite), and will be installed at the Château de la Croix des Gardes in Cannes.
#ancientbluesky #classicalreception #art
#ancientbluesky #classicalreception #art
August 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
South African sculptor Angus van Zyl Taylor with his massive stone sculpture "Dionysus 2/3". It was created by stacking and carving 2 billion year old Belfast Gabbro (granite), and will be installed at the Château de la Croix des Gardes in Cannes.
#ancientbluesky #classicalreception #art
#ancientbluesky #classicalreception #art
Hot favourite for gold in the Punlimpics
August 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Hot favourite for gold in the Punlimpics
this is a fist edition
August 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
this is a fist edition
July 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In the time before smartphones, people devised various ways to entertain themselves.
"Rural Sports: Cat in a Bowl" by Thomas Rowlandson (April 24, 1811).
This image can be downloaded, copied, modified, and distributed for free courtesy of the Met Museum www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#caturday
"Rural Sports: Cat in a Bowl" by Thomas Rowlandson (April 24, 1811).
This image can be downloaded, copied, modified, and distributed for free courtesy of the Met Museum www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#caturday
July 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In the time before smartphones, people devised various ways to entertain themselves.
"Rural Sports: Cat in a Bowl" by Thomas Rowlandson (April 24, 1811).
This image can be downloaded, copied, modified, and distributed for free courtesy of the Met Museum www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#caturday
"Rural Sports: Cat in a Bowl" by Thomas Rowlandson (April 24, 1811).
This image can be downloaded, copied, modified, and distributed for free courtesy of the Met Museum www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#caturday