Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿
@heliconide.bsky.social
Classical Studies, UNAM | Digital Humanities | Admin of Desde Themyscira: desdethemysciraffyl.mx | Admin of EPN, UNAM: iifilologicas.unam.mx/pnovohispano | https://alejandragj.com/
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Very excited to participate in the Reception of the Ancient World in trading, collecting, gaming and fortune-telling cards Colloquium this Saturday!
Please feel free to reach out for the Zoom link if you’re interested in attending. It will be a lot of fun!
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
Please feel free to reach out for the Zoom link if you’re interested in attending. It will be a lot of fun!
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Very excited to participate in the Reception of the Ancient World in trading, collecting, gaming and fortune-telling cards Colloquium this Saturday!
Please feel free to reach out for the Zoom link if you’re interested in attending. It will be a lot of fun!
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
Please feel free to reach out for the Zoom link if you’re interested in attending. It will be a lot of fun!
#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky
Finally met Dr. Emily Hauser, and she was wonderful! So kind, sweet, and just really lovely to talk to. Getting a little chat with her and taking some photos together was honestly amazing.
Plus, she signed my books with the cutest messages! 📚✨
Plus, she signed my books with the cutest messages! 📚✨
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Finally met Dr. Emily Hauser, and she was wonderful! So kind, sweet, and just really lovely to talk to. Getting a little chat with her and taking some photos together was honestly amazing.
Plus, she signed my books with the cutest messages! 📚✨
Plus, she signed my books with the cutest messages! 📚✨
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The Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference committee of the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at the University of British Columbia is issuing a call for papers for their conference on “Bodies and Embodiment.”
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#AncientBlueSky
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/aigs...
#AncientBlueSky
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference committee of the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at the University of British Columbia is issuing a call for papers for their conference on “Bodies and Embodiment.”
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/aigs...
#AncientBlueSky
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/aigs...
#AncientBlueSky
It's Beneventan for me.
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's Beneventan for me.
💬 𝐄𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐚 𝐥𝐚
𝐕𝐈 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚́𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐬
📚 “𝐋𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐣𝐞𝐫 𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐬. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨”
🗓️ 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
💻 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥
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𝐕𝐈 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚́𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐬
📚 “𝐋𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐣𝐞𝐫 𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐬. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨”
🗓️ 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
💻 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥
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November 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
💬 𝐄𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐚 𝐥𝐚
𝐕𝐈 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚́𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐬
📚 “𝐋𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐣𝐞𝐫 𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐬. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨”
🗓️ 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
💻 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥
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𝐕𝐈 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚́𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐬
📚 “𝐋𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐣𝐞𝐫 𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐬. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨”
🗓️ 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
💻 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥
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Extraño el aroma al Día de Muertos en México.
November 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Extraño el aroma al Día de Muertos en México.
I love it.
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I love it.
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Happy Halloween 🎃 👻!
The Milkmaid traded her jug for a pumpkin and is carving a Jack-o'-lantern! 🎃🥛
The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660
#Halloween #painting #art
The Milkmaid traded her jug for a pumpkin and is carving a Jack-o'-lantern! 🎃🥛
The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660
#Halloween #painting #art
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃 👻!
The Milkmaid traded her jug for a pumpkin and is carving a Jack-o'-lantern! 🎃🥛
The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660
#Halloween #painting #art
The Milkmaid traded her jug for a pumpkin and is carving a Jack-o'-lantern! 🎃🥛
The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660
#Halloween #painting #art
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The Department of Classics at the University of Cologne is the newest member of the Nomisma.org consortium, providing the first 100+ of their 12,000 coin collection to Ptolemaic and Seleucid Coins Online. numishare.blogspot.com/2025/10/depa... #classicsbluesky #lawdi #LODLAM
Department of Classics at Cologne joins Nomisma
More than 100 Seleucid and Ptolemaic coins from the Department of Classics at the University of Cologne have been integrated into the Helle...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Department of Classics at the University of Cologne is the newest member of the Nomisma.org consortium, providing the first 100+ of their 12,000 coin collection to Ptolemaic and Seleucid Coins Online. numishare.blogspot.com/2025/10/depa... #classicsbluesky #lawdi #LODLAM
I was really surprised to get a couple of special gifts for my 6-year anniversary of living away from home.
October 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I was really surprised to get a couple of special gifts for my 6-year anniversary of living away from home.
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Just in time for #Halloween, my article on the uncanny in #Plautus’ “Ghost Play” is now available open access on Zenodo:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse sitting on a set of stairs with a skeleton in the background .
ALT: a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse sitting on a set of stairs with a skeleton in the background .
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October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just in time for #Halloween, my article on the uncanny in #Plautus’ “Ghost Play” is now available open access on Zenodo:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy
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I think the stoics would laugh at our jokes. 🫢 Available now in our redbubble! Link in bio. 🤎
#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory
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#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory
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October 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 8: Erebos
Erebos 🇯🇵 Erebos
The Engraving (2016)
Melodic death metal
"It's the final stage of endless torture
Before your soul dies, break it away yourself
Erebos is always at your side"
#ClassicsTober
Erebos 🇯🇵 Erebos
The Engraving (2016)
Melodic death metal
"It's the final stage of endless torture
Before your soul dies, break it away yourself
Erebos is always at your side"
#ClassicsTober
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 8: Erebos
Erebos 🇯🇵 Erebos
The Engraving (2016)
Melodic death metal
"It's the final stage of endless torture
Before your soul dies, break it away yourself
Erebos is always at your side"
#ClassicsTober
Erebos 🇯🇵 Erebos
The Engraving (2016)
Melodic death metal
"It's the final stage of endless torture
Before your soul dies, break it away yourself
Erebos is always at your side"
#ClassicsTober
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🕊️ Jane Addams (1860–1935), social reformer, feminist, pacifist. She co-founded Hull House in Chicago, advancing education, health, & women’s rights. A leader in peace activism, she became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1931). #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner | TheCollector
Jane Addams was a philosopher, sociologist, and activist; she is the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. We explore her work and thought.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🕊️ Jane Addams (1860–1935), social reformer, feminist, pacifist. She co-founded Hull House in Chicago, advancing education, health, & women’s rights. A leader in peace activism, she became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1931). #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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Today's reading is...
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today's reading is...
On the seventh day of #ClassicsTober25: φαρμακíς - witch, sorceress
In his 1907 work, Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse, Medea prepares the potion for Jason to give to the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece. Her dress, emblazoned with bold symbols, suggests her role as a sorceress.
In his 1907 work, Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse, Medea prepares the potion for Jason to give to the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece. Her dress, emblazoned with bold symbols, suggests her role as a sorceress.
October 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
On the seventh day of #ClassicsTober25: φαρμακíς - witch, sorceress
In his 1907 work, Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse, Medea prepares the potion for Jason to give to the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece. Her dress, emblazoned with bold symbols, suggests her role as a sorceress.
In his 1907 work, Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse, Medea prepares the potion for Jason to give to the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece. Her dress, emblazoned with bold symbols, suggests her role as a sorceress.
The humanities went from being seen as irrelevant to facing a crisis of literacy and critical thinking. This is why the humanities are so crucial. They provide the foundational tools and perspectives that shield us from such challenges.
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The humanities went from being seen as irrelevant to facing a crisis of literacy and critical thinking. This is why the humanities are so crucial. They provide the foundational tools and perspectives that shield us from such challenges.
On the sixth day of #ClassicsTober25: Moirai
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos,
The Triumph of Death, or The 3 Fates.
Flemish tapestry (probably Brussels, ca. 1510-1520). Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos,
The Triumph of Death, or The 3 Fates.
Flemish tapestry (probably Brussels, ca. 1510-1520). Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
On the sixth day of #ClassicsTober25: Moirai
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos,
The Triumph of Death, or The 3 Fates.
Flemish tapestry (probably Brussels, ca. 1510-1520). Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos,
The Triumph of Death, or The 3 Fates.
Flemish tapestry (probably Brussels, ca. 1510-1520). Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
On the fourth day of #ClassicsTober25: Shroud
Example of Greek funeral shrouds.
Attic Red-Figured Kylix
490–480 B.C.
Attributed to the Brygos Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 490 - 470 B.C.
Example of Greek funeral shrouds.
Attic Red-Figured Kylix
490–480 B.C.
Attributed to the Brygos Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 490 - 470 B.C.
October 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
On the fourth day of #ClassicsTober25: Shroud
Example of Greek funeral shrouds.
Attic Red-Figured Kylix
490–480 B.C.
Attributed to the Brygos Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 490 - 470 B.C.
Example of Greek funeral shrouds.
Attic Red-Figured Kylix
490–480 B.C.
Attributed to the Brygos Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 490 - 470 B.C.
On the third day of #ClassicsTober25: Graiai
Elihu Vedder (1836-1923), 'The Phorcydes'—or Graiai—,
''American Art & American Art collections'', Vol. 2, 1889.
Elihu Vedder (1836-1923), 'The Phorcydes'—or Graiai—,
''American Art & American Art collections'', Vol. 2, 1889.
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
On the third day of #ClassicsTober25: Graiai
Elihu Vedder (1836-1923), 'The Phorcydes'—or Graiai—,
''American Art & American Art collections'', Vol. 2, 1889.
Elihu Vedder (1836-1923), 'The Phorcydes'—or Graiai—,
''American Art & American Art collections'', Vol. 2, 1889.
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We have two further Starter Packs, also updated for the new academic year, covering:
> Societies & groups for historians, international go.bsky.app/9T5F1Qc
> UK institutes and research centres for historians go.bsky.app/RbfRrhm
Again, recommendations for additional contacts are welcome 2/2
> Societies & groups for historians, international go.bsky.app/9T5F1Qc
> UK institutes and research centres for historians go.bsky.app/RbfRrhm
Again, recommendations for additional contacts are welcome 2/2
October 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
We have two further Starter Packs, also updated for the new academic year, covering:
> Societies & groups for historians, international go.bsky.app/9T5F1Qc
> UK institutes and research centres for historians go.bsky.app/RbfRrhm
Again, recommendations for additional contacts are welcome 2/2
> Societies & groups for historians, international go.bsky.app/9T5F1Qc
> UK institutes and research centres for historians go.bsky.app/RbfRrhm
Again, recommendations for additional contacts are welcome 2/2
On the second day of #ClassicsTober25:
Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) (?) bringing a dead warrior to the tomb.
Lekythos, The Thanatos Painter, c. 435-425 BC, Attic White Ground Pottery, 48.85 cm height (The British Museum, London, England).
#lekythos #ClassicsTober #ClassicsBluesky
Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) (?) bringing a dead warrior to the tomb.
Lekythos, The Thanatos Painter, c. 435-425 BC, Attic White Ground Pottery, 48.85 cm height (The British Museum, London, England).
#lekythos #ClassicsTober #ClassicsBluesky
October 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
On the second day of #ClassicsTober25:
Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) (?) bringing a dead warrior to the tomb.
Lekythos, The Thanatos Painter, c. 435-425 BC, Attic White Ground Pottery, 48.85 cm height (The British Museum, London, England).
#lekythos #ClassicsTober #ClassicsBluesky
Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) (?) bringing a dead warrior to the tomb.
Lekythos, The Thanatos Painter, c. 435-425 BC, Attic White Ground Pottery, 48.85 cm height (The British Museum, London, England).
#lekythos #ClassicsTober #ClassicsBluesky
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Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 1: Hypnos
In Flames 🇸🇪 Lord Hypnos
The Jester Race (1996)
Melodic death metal
“I lie in your soothing arms, lord Hypnos
Your garment alive with your song”
#ClassicsTober
In Flames 🇸🇪 Lord Hypnos
The Jester Race (1996)
Melodic death metal
“I lie in your soothing arms, lord Hypnos
Your garment alive with your song”
#ClassicsTober
October 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 1: Hypnos
In Flames 🇸🇪 Lord Hypnos
The Jester Race (1996)
Melodic death metal
“I lie in your soothing arms, lord Hypnos
Your garment alive with your song”
#ClassicsTober
In Flames 🇸🇪 Lord Hypnos
The Jester Race (1996)
Melodic death metal
“I lie in your soothing arms, lord Hypnos
Your garment alive with your song”
#ClassicsTober
Reposted by Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿
