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A print+online #literarymagazine dedicated to creative works regarding Classics including ancient history, literature, anthropology, and archaeology. 🔆
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A huge thank you to all our readers and contributors, it's an honor as always to platform work about the ancient world with you!
Please consider buying a copy of the issue to support the magazine 🧡
A huge thank you to all our readers and contributors, it's an honor as always to platform work about the ancient world with you!
Please consider buying a copy of the issue to support the magazine 🧡
"If I can be sure of nothing, I can still be sure of / them. They are hard creatures, surviving."
From "Mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite" by Step Harris. Featured in Aôthen Magazine, Issue 1, 2022. Read here: aothenmagazine.com#issue1.
From "Mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite" by Step Harris. Featured in Aôthen Magazine, Issue 1, 2022. Read here: aothenmagazine.com#issue1.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"If I can be sure of nothing, I can still be sure of / them. They are hard creatures, surviving."
From "Mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite" by Step Harris. Featured in Aôthen Magazine, Issue 1, 2022. Read here: aothenmagazine.com#issue1.
From "Mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite" by Step Harris. Featured in Aôthen Magazine, Issue 1, 2022. Read here: aothenmagazine.com#issue1.
Our #bookoftheweek is THOSE FATAL FLOWERS by Shannon Ives! This memorable tale reimagines the story of one of Persephone's handmaids: Thelia. It is a story of survival, redemption, and identity. Uniquely, it combines Greco-Roman mythology with Colonial American history.
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Our #bookoftheweek is THOSE FATAL FLOWERS by Shannon Ives! This memorable tale reimagines the story of one of Persephone's handmaids: Thelia. It is a story of survival, redemption, and identity. Uniquely, it combines Greco-Roman mythology with Colonial American history.
"Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, Temple of Athena Nike, Athens," James Robertson, 1857.
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, Temple of Athena Nike, Athens," James Robertson, 1857.
Our weekly writing prompt is here! Use the following words in a poem or short prose piece and tag us. We offer a new writing prompt each week. 🤎
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our weekly writing prompt is here! Use the following words in a poem or short prose piece and tag us. We offer a new writing prompt each week. 🤎
The Chorus discusses Hermione's vitriol toward Andromache, her husband's enslaved concubine. Hermione considers Andromache a "rival" while Andromache continuously attempts to remind Hermione that neither woman has much choice in their positions in the household.
#classicsbluesky
#classicsbluesky
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Chorus discusses Hermione's vitriol toward Andromache, her husband's enslaved concubine. Hermione considers Andromache a "rival" while Andromache continuously attempts to remind Hermione that neither woman has much choice in their positions in the household.
#classicsbluesky
#classicsbluesky
“New friends arriving on the scene are more persuasive than familiar ones.” — Andromache, trans. John Davie.
#classics #literature #mythology #ancienthistory
#classics #literature #mythology #ancienthistory
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“New friends arriving on the scene are more persuasive than familiar ones.” — Andromache, trans. John Davie.
#classics #literature #mythology #ancienthistory
#classics #literature #mythology #ancienthistory
"The female figure waits in the container for the generation of a life."
From "Study of Two Figures (Pasiphaë/Sado)" by Monica Youn.
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From "Study of Two Figures (Pasiphaë/Sado)" by Monica Youn.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"The female figure waits in the container for the generation of a life."
From "Study of Two Figures (Pasiphaë/Sado)" by Monica Youn.
poets.org/poem/study-t...
From "Study of Two Figures (Pasiphaë/Sado)" by Monica Youn.
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Our #bookoftheweek is THE CASTAWAY AND THE WITCH by Ioanna Papadopoulou! This novel is perfect for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe. We personally enjoy its enchanting prose and memorable characters. 🤍
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our #bookoftheweek is THE CASTAWAY AND THE WITCH by Ioanna Papadopoulou! This novel is perfect for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe. We personally enjoy its enchanting prose and memorable characters. 🤍
"Architectural Fantasy: Ruins of a Circular Temple Seen through a Natural Arch" by Pierre-Adrien Pâris, c. 1785.
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Architectural Fantasy: Ruins of a Circular Temple Seen through a Natural Arch" by Pierre-Adrien Pâris, c. 1785.
Our weekly writing prompt is here! Use the following words in a poem or short prose piece and tag us! We can't wait to read whatever inspires you. 🤎
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our weekly writing prompt is here! Use the following words in a poem or short prose piece and tag us! We can't wait to read whatever inspires you. 🤎
Andromache tries to convince Melanus to let her and her young son go when Hermione orders for their deaths. The interactions between Andromache and Hermione highlight the difficulty of being women (in two roles: a wife and an enslaved concubine) in Ancient Greece.
#classicsbluesky
#classicsbluesky
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Andromache tries to convince Melanus to let her and her young son go when Hermione orders for their deaths. The interactions between Andromache and Hermione highlight the difficulty of being women (in two roles: a wife and an enslaved concubine) in Ancient Greece.
#classicsbluesky
#classicsbluesky
Issue 9 is out now! Read this piece and more on our website. Trust, you won't regret it. Tell us your favorite piece after you're done. 🤎
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Issue 9 is out now! Read this piece and more on our website. Trust, you won't regret it. Tell us your favorite piece after you're done. 🤎
“It was a savage storm you met with but now you have reached the harbour's calm.” — Andromache, trans. John Davie.
#classics #mythology #literature
#classics #mythology #literature
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“It was a savage storm you met with but now you have reached the harbour's calm.” — Andromache, trans. John Davie.
#classics #mythology #literature
#classics #mythology #literature
"How beautiful, if sorrow had not made / Sorrow more beautiful than Beauty’s self."
From "Hyperion" by John Keats.
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From "Hyperion" by John Keats.
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Hyperion
Deep in the shady sadness of a vale
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November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"How beautiful, if sorrow had not made / Sorrow more beautiful than Beauty’s self."
From "Hyperion" by John Keats.
poets.org/poem/hyperion
From "Hyperion" by John Keats.
poets.org/poem/hyperion
Our #bookoftheweek is ELYSIUM by indie author L. V. Brooks! This novel reimagines the love story of Odysseus and Penelope, beginning from the moment of his return after the Trojan War. 🤎
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Our #bookoftheweek is ELYSIUM by indie author L. V. Brooks! This novel reimagines the love story of Odysseus and Penelope, beginning from the moment of his return after the Trojan War. 🤎
"Two Classical Vases and a Ewer" by Patrick Begbie, c. 1779.
This unique print is an etching on laid paper in red ink. Currently housed in the National Gallery of Art.
#classicalart #arthistory #greekhistory #artinspo
This unique print is an etching on laid paper in red ink. Currently housed in the National Gallery of Art.
#classicalart #arthistory #greekhistory #artinspo
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Two Classical Vases and a Ewer" by Patrick Begbie, c. 1779.
This unique print is an etching on laid paper in red ink. Currently housed in the National Gallery of Art.
#classicalart #arthistory #greekhistory #artinspo
This unique print is an etching on laid paper in red ink. Currently housed in the National Gallery of Art.
#classicalart #arthistory #greekhistory #artinspo
Spoken by Helen's daughter Hermione as she struggles to reconcile her husband's relationship with Andromache against her own. Andromache was given to Neoptolemus as a slave after the Trojan War.
#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory #myth
#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory #myth
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Spoken by Helen's daughter Hermione as she struggles to reconcile her husband's relationship with Andromache against her own. Andromache was given to Neoptolemus as a slave after the Trojan War.
#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory #myth
#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory #myth
Read Caitlin Cacciatore's writing and more in Issue 9. Out now! 🏛️
November 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Read Caitlin Cacciatore's writing and more in Issue 9. Out now! 🏛️
“If we women are a dangerous plague, that is no reason for men to copy our ways.” — Andromache, trans. John Davie.
#classics #mythology #literature #classicsbluesky
#classics #mythology #literature #classicsbluesky
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“If we women are a dangerous plague, that is no reason for men to copy our ways.” — Andromache, trans. John Davie.
#classics #mythology #literature #classicsbluesky
#classics #mythology #literature #classicsbluesky
Happy November! Have you ever wanted to submit to Aôthen? Our Columns is the perfect way to do so while we're closed to submissions. Read more about Columns and what we're seeking on our website. 🏺🏛️ 🤎
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Happy November! Have you ever wanted to submit to Aôthen? Our Columns is the perfect way to do so while we're closed to submissions. Read more about Columns and what we're seeking on our website. 🏺🏛️ 🤎
"Before abandon, / the body bargains with itself."
From "in a house with a small body of water" by Fahad Al-Amoudi.
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From "in a house with a small body of water" by Fahad Al-Amoudi.
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in a house with a small body of water
Cuckoos sing to one another in this small body of water, the telephone cables stretching from bank to bank, lost in these lines of communication, where nothing begins, merely reflects into oblivion.…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Before abandon, / the body bargains with itself."
From "in a house with a small body of water" by Fahad Al-Amoudi.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
From "in a house with a small body of water" by Fahad Al-Amoudi.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Our #bookoftheweek is Edith Hall's new reading of Homer's Iliad as one root in the beginning of ecological disaster for contemporary society. Thought-provoking and smart, Hall astounds in this fresh perspective on how ancient history permeates our environment today. ☀️
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Our #bookoftheweek is Edith Hall's new reading of Homer's Iliad as one root in the beginning of ecological disaster for contemporary society. Thought-provoking and smart, Hall astounds in this fresh perspective on how ancient history permeates our environment today. ☀️
"Helen" by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, c. 1787.
This fascinating portrait depicts Helen of Troy (or, alternatively, Helen of Sparta), the woman whose beauty launched a thousand ships and ignited the Trojan War (or so the myth goes!).
#mythology #classicalstudies #arthistory
This fascinating portrait depicts Helen of Troy (or, alternatively, Helen of Sparta), the woman whose beauty launched a thousand ships and ignited the Trojan War (or so the myth goes!).
#mythology #classicalstudies #arthistory
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Helen" by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, c. 1787.
This fascinating portrait depicts Helen of Troy (or, alternatively, Helen of Sparta), the woman whose beauty launched a thousand ships and ignited the Trojan War (or so the myth goes!).
#mythology #classicalstudies #arthistory
This fascinating portrait depicts Helen of Troy (or, alternatively, Helen of Sparta), the woman whose beauty launched a thousand ships and ignited the Trojan War (or so the myth goes!).
#mythology #classicalstudies #arthistory
We've begun reading Andromache by Euripides as translated by John Davie (Penguin Classics). Andromache takes place after the Trojan War. The quote featured here is in the introduction to the play.
#amreading #classicalstudies #classics
#amreading #classicalstudies #classics
October 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We've begun reading Andromache by Euripides as translated by John Davie (Penguin Classics). Andromache takes place after the Trojan War. The quote featured here is in the introduction to the play.
#amreading #classicalstudies #classics
#amreading #classicalstudies #classics
We're still in awe of Craig Dobson's incredible writing! Read in Issue 9, out now. ☀️
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We're still in awe of Craig Dobson's incredible writing! Read in Issue 9, out now. ☀️