Joel Gordon
@joelagordonnz.bsky.social
Husband, father, classicist... Interested in myth, reception, heroes, video games and other pop culture mediums...
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After what has been a total write-off of the past few months with so many personal obstacles I made a spontaneous purchase of a new board game - Caesar! And yes I did take Rome in 20 minutes and thoroughly enjoyed it.
August 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
After what has been a total write-off of the past few months with so many personal obstacles I made a spontaneous purchase of a new board game - Caesar! And yes I did take Rome in 20 minutes and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Announcing our new forum, RHEA RECEPTIONS!
“We live in an Odyssey time.” —Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 12 April 2025
Rhea Classical Reviews could not agree more with Ms. Higgins.
“We live in an Odyssey time.” —Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 12 April 2025
Rhea Classical Reviews could not agree more with Ms. Higgins.
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Announcing our new forum, RHEA RECEPTIONS!
“We live in an Odyssey time.” —Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 12 April 2025
Rhea Classical Reviews could not agree more with Ms. Higgins.
“We live in an Odyssey time.” —Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 12 April 2025
Rhea Classical Reviews could not agree more with Ms. Higgins.
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A celebratory post, but with mixed emotions. Congratulations, Arlene, and we'll miss you! www.facebook.com/OtagoClassic...
#BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky
#BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky
Classics at the University of Otago
🥳 We wish to congratulate our friend and colleague, Dr Arlene Allan, on her retirement from the University of Otago this week, after more than 20 years of dedicated teaching and research activity. At....
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July 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A celebratory post, but with mixed emotions. Congratulations, Arlene, and we'll miss you! www.facebook.com/OtagoClassic...
#BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky
#BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky
Not usually something I do on the old social media, but there’s probably enough friends floating around here who could do with a life update.
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Don’t get me wrong, I love NZs public health system, but it drastically needs more funding and an overhaul.
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Don’t get me wrong, I love NZs public health system, but it drastically needs more funding and an overhaul.
Joel’s medical misadventures - big costs all round
Help Joel and Jess with their medical expenses
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July 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Not usually something I do on the old social media, but there’s probably enough friends floating around here who could do with a life update.
givealittle.co.nz/cause/joels-...
Don’t get me wrong, I love NZs public health system, but it drastically needs more funding and an overhaul.
givealittle.co.nz/cause/joels-...
Don’t get me wrong, I love NZs public health system, but it drastically needs more funding and an overhaul.
So awesome to see this project announced - it was a privilege to be a part of it!
ANNOUNCING...
A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - our first book! 🎉
📅Available 5th Feb 2025 (but you can preorder now)
🤝 In collaboration with @contubernales.bsky.social
✍️ 117 different writers
🖼️ Periodic Table Poster by @corabeth.bsky.social
👇 Read more...
A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - our first book! 🎉
📅Available 5th Feb 2025 (but you can preorder now)
🤝 In collaboration with @contubernales.bsky.social
✍️ 117 different writers
🖼️ Periodic Table Poster by @corabeth.bsky.social
👇 Read more...
January 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
So awesome to see this project announced - it was a privilege to be a part of it!
NZ government just announced the major funding grant will no longer be supporting humanities or social sciences : justification being “Real impact on our economy will come from areas such as physics, chemistry, maths, engineering and biomedical sciences.”
December 4, 2024 at 5:20 AM
NZ government just announced the major funding grant will no longer be supporting humanities or social sciences : justification being “Real impact on our economy will come from areas such as physics, chemistry, maths, engineering and biomedical sciences.”
Murderous rabbits in medieval manuscripts are simply amazing! I made a point of including them in a class a taught last year on Alexander in medieval traditions
November 27, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Murderous rabbits in medieval manuscripts are simply amazing! I made a point of including them in a class a taught last year on Alexander in medieval traditions
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Someone has gone to quite enormous trouble to painstakingly recreate the Great Palace of Constantinople in Minecraft - AND based on VERY recent scholarship... the greatest thing I've seen on the Internet in a while!
(Images belong to the OP of threat in following post, obvs...) #classicsbluesky
(Images belong to the OP of threat in following post, obvs...) #classicsbluesky
November 26, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Someone has gone to quite enormous trouble to painstakingly recreate the Great Palace of Constantinople in Minecraft - AND based on VERY recent scholarship... the greatest thing I've seen on the Internet in a while!
(Images belong to the OP of threat in following post, obvs...) #classicsbluesky
(Images belong to the OP of threat in following post, obvs...) #classicsbluesky
This should be an amazing conference! Really encourage everyone to get onboard
CfP alert! 📢 Mythological Game Studies Conference
@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social and I are organizing an online conference on mythology & video games (May 2025). We're interested in everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies! Abstract deadline: Feb 2!
For more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social and I are organizing an online conference on mythology & video games (May 2025). We're interested in everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies! Abstract deadline: Feb 2!
For more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM
This should be an amazing conference! Really encourage everyone to get onboard
Aaaaand, I’m back. Appreciate the lack of Elon bots over here
November 15, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Aaaaand, I’m back. Appreciate the lack of Elon bots over here
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Gwynaeth McIntyre (Otago) #BMCR review: Darja Šterbenc Erker, Ambiguity & religion in Ovid's Fasti bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2024/2024.01... "valuable contribution to current discussions of genre, poetic intention, & audience expectations in literature of..late 1st century BCE to 1st century CE"
Ambiguity and religion in Ovid’s Fasti: religious innovation and the imperial family – Bryn Mawr...
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January 13, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Gwynaeth McIntyre (Otago) #BMCR review: Darja Šterbenc Erker, Ambiguity & religion in Ovid's Fasti bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2024/2024.01... "valuable contribution to current discussions of genre, poetic intention, & audience expectations in literature of..late 1st century BCE to 1st century CE"
So excited to share the CFP for "Worlds Above and Below" - a hybrid (Dunedin & zoom) interdisciplinary conference (theology, biblical studies, ancient studies & classics) on supernatural worlds - abstracts due 22 March 2024 to above_below@otago.ac.nz
December 4, 2023 at 12:06 AM
So excited to share the CFP for "Worlds Above and Below" - a hybrid (Dunedin & zoom) interdisciplinary conference (theology, biblical studies, ancient studies & classics) on supernatural worlds - abstracts due 22 March 2024 to above_below@otago.ac.nz
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I can totally picture @sentantiq.bsky.social in this role.
November 26, 2023 at 3:49 PM
I can totally picture @sentantiq.bsky.social in this role.
Totally gutted that the strain of COVID that I’ve likely got is Eris, I would much preferred the more cooler Cerberus or kraken or even Centaurus or Argus. I mean goddess of strife sums up the week, but Cerberus!
November 7, 2023 at 6:56 PM
Totally gutted that the strain of COVID that I’ve likely got is Eris, I would much preferred the more cooler Cerberus or kraken or even Centaurus or Argus. I mean goddess of strife sums up the week, but Cerberus!
Gah, 2023 can go suck a lemon. To finish off the year in style our family has gotten COVID (thankfully only for the second time). Currently Mr 5 and Ms 3 are testing negative but myself, Jessica and bubs are all positive
November 7, 2023 at 5:03 AM
Gah, 2023 can go suck a lemon. To finish off the year in style our family has gotten COVID (thankfully only for the second time). Currently Mr 5 and Ms 3 are testing negative but myself, Jessica and bubs are all positive
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the struggle is real
October 22, 2023 at 8:24 PM
the struggle is real
Reception #Classicstober Day 20 - Odysseus. All I can say is the 80's was wild! Ulysses 31 (or Space Legend Ulysses 31) was an anime with 26 episodes that told Odysseus' wanderings in a sci-fi setting
October 19, 2023 at 8:27 PM
Reception #Classicstober Day 20 - Odysseus. All I can say is the 80's was wild! Ulysses 31 (or Space Legend Ulysses 31) was an anime with 26 episodes that told Odysseus' wanderings in a sci-fi setting
A bit late jumping on the #ClassicsTober and #ClassicsTober23 bandwagon, but couldn't help it with this piece of classical reception from the game #Fortnite. Described as "a dark sea witch with unknowable power", she doesn't yet have a backstory but follows naming conventions from Greek myth in S4.
October 18, 2023 at 1:42 AM
A bit late jumping on the #ClassicsTober and #ClassicsTober23 bandwagon, but couldn't help it with this piece of classical reception from the game #Fortnite. Described as "a dark sea witch with unknowable power", she doesn't yet have a backstory but follows naming conventions from Greek myth in S4.
Do I have the best wife ever… why yes, yes I do!
September 28, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Do I have the best wife ever… why yes, yes I do!
Having had hand surgery I’m getting into audiobooks and came across some awesome classical reception in Warhammer 40K. A nekron dynasty called Ithakas is attacked by the fleets Polyphemus and Laestrygonian
September 20, 2023 at 3:09 AM
Having had hand surgery I’m getting into audiobooks and came across some awesome classical reception in Warhammer 40K. A nekron dynasty called Ithakas is attacked by the fleets Polyphemus and Laestrygonian