Aôthen Magazine (SUB TO ISSUE 10!)
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A print+online #literarymagazine dedicated to creative works regarding Classics including ancient history, literature, anthropology, and archaeology. 🔆
Posts by Samantha & Kaitlin.
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Our #bookrecommendation of the week is actually a short essay! Marbles in Metamorphosis by Rachel Cusk explores the relationship between marble, tourism, and local culture in Greece, positing marble as both a metaphor and a physical representation of ancient and modern Greek life.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our #bookrecommendation of the week is actually a short essay! Marbles in Metamorphosis by Rachel Cusk explores the relationship between marble, tourism, and local culture in Greece, positing marble as both a metaphor and a physical representation of ancient and modern Greek life.
"Venus with a Mirror" by Titian, c. 1555. Oil on canvas.
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Venus with a Mirror" by Titian, c. 1555. Oil on canvas.
Submissions close December 14! Submit your art and writing today! Link via our bio or visit our website. 🤎
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Submissions close December 14! Submit your art and writing today! Link via our bio or visit our website. 🤎
Our first weekly writing prompt of December is here! Use the following words in a poem or short prose piece and tag us. We want to read what you create. 🤎
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Our first weekly writing prompt of December is here! Use the following words in a poem or short prose piece and tag us. We want to read what you create. 🤎
Peleus intervenes as Andromache and her child find themselves in danger. Spoken by Peleus to Andromache.
#classicsbluesky
#classicsbluesky
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Peleus intervenes as Andromache and her child find themselves in danger. Spoken by Peleus to Andromache.
#classicsbluesky
#classicsbluesky
✨ SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN ✨
Submissions for Issue 10, our winter edition, are now open! We accept work about the Ancient Mediterranean in the following categories: poetry, fiction, essays, art/photography, and translation. For more info and to submit, please visit our website (link in bio). 🏛️🏺🤎
Submissions for Issue 10, our winter edition, are now open! We accept work about the Ancient Mediterranean in the following categories: poetry, fiction, essays, art/photography, and translation. For more info and to submit, please visit our website (link in bio). 🏛️🏺🤎
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
✨ SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN ✨
Submissions for Issue 10, our winter edition, are now open! We accept work about the Ancient Mediterranean in the following categories: poetry, fiction, essays, art/photography, and translation. For more info and to submit, please visit our website (link in bio). 🏛️🏺🤎
Submissions for Issue 10, our winter edition, are now open! We accept work about the Ancient Mediterranean in the following categories: poetry, fiction, essays, art/photography, and translation. For more info and to submit, please visit our website (link in bio). 🏛️🏺🤎
✨ SUBMISSIONS OPEN TOMORROW ✨
Submissions for Issue 10 open tomorrow for two weeks only! We accept work on or about the Ancient Mediterranean. For more information and to submit, please visit our website (link in bio). Get those subs ready! 🏛️🏺🤎
Submissions for Issue 10 open tomorrow for two weeks only! We accept work on or about the Ancient Mediterranean. For more information and to submit, please visit our website (link in bio). Get those subs ready! 🏛️🏺🤎
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
✨ SUBMISSIONS OPEN TOMORROW ✨
Submissions for Issue 10 open tomorrow for two weeks only! We accept work on or about the Ancient Mediterranean. For more information and to submit, please visit our website (link in bio). Get those subs ready! 🏛️🏺🤎
Submissions for Issue 10 open tomorrow for two weeks only! We accept work on or about the Ancient Mediterranean. For more information and to submit, please visit our website (link in bio). Get those subs ready! 🏛️🏺🤎
ONE DAY ☀️
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
ONE DAY ☀️
Our #bookrecommendation of the week is Good Will Come From the Sea by contemporary Greek author Christos Oikonomou. First published in 2014 as Το καλό θα 'ρθει από τη θάλασσα, it was translated into English in 2019. It is a collection of four short stories.
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Our #bookrecommendation of the week is Good Will Come From the Sea by contemporary Greek author Christos Oikonomou. First published in 2014 as Το καλό θα 'ρθει από τη θάλασσα, it was translated into English in 2019. It is a collection of four short stories.
2 days 🏛️
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
2 days 🏛️
"Vestiges d'un temple de la Grece" by Jean-François Janinet. It is a color aquatint and etching created in the late 1700's. Housed in the National Gallery of Art.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Vestiges d'un temple de la Grece" by Jean-François Janinet. It is a color aquatint and etching created in the late 1700's. Housed in the National Gallery of Art.
3 days! ☀️
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
3 days! ☀️
Our weekly writing prompt is here! Use the following words in a poem or short prose piece and tag us. 🤎
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our weekly writing prompt is here! Use the following words in a poem or short prose piece and tag us. 🤎
4 days 🤎
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
4 days 🤎
Melanus refuses Andromache's child's pleas for mercy. War, as demonstrated here, has hardened his heart.
#classicsbluesky
#classicsbluesky
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Melanus refuses Andromache's child's pleas for mercy. War, as demonstrated here, has hardened his heart.
#classicsbluesky
#classicsbluesky
5 days...👀
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
5 days...👀
All of our previous issues are available to purchase or read on our website! Pictured here are the first six issues, published between 2022 and 2024. The best way to support an indie magazine like ours is by reading, sharing, and talking about the work we put out. 🤎
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
All of our previous issues are available to purchase or read on our website! Pictured here are the first six issues, published between 2022 and 2024. The best way to support an indie magazine like ours is by reading, sharing, and talking about the work we put out. 🤎
Huh? What's that? We're announcing something this Saturday? Maybe! Stay tuned and find out. 🤎
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Huh? What's that? We're announcing something this Saturday? Maybe! Stay tuned and find out. 🤎
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
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. 🤎