A few things to consider in tandem with one another — placed here in juxtaposition because I think that such bricolage indicates something important. And there's a beautiful prayer to Artemis at the end from Diotimus. From Jennifer Larson's Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore, p. 86: The folklore and mythology of the bee is extensive, … Continue reading Commonplace book: Bees and Social Media
Month: May 2025
Reflecting on Ultra-Polarization and Personal Limits
Several months and blog posts ago, I said that I wanted to avoid most of the partisan discussions here in favor of moving on with what I actually want to talk about. That was my best-effort attempt at the time to articulate the amount of overwhelm I was feeling about the United States' current events, … Continue reading Reflecting on Ultra-Polarization and Personal Limits
A Sunday reset that … should have been obvious
After a really intense few weeks, doing a reset/recharge should have been a lot more obvious than it was.
A Few Thoughts on Predecessors
A few weeks ago, Academia.edu sent me a notification to tell me that I hadn't ever read Edward Watts' "The Lycians Are Coming: The Career of Patricius, the Father of Proclus," a paper that speculated about Proclus' family and how it shaped his youth. Unbeknownst to Academia.edu, I had actually read that paper a few … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Predecessors
A Few Updates, A Hymn from Thomas Taylor, and a Quotation
Thargelia begins at sunset on May 3rd for many of us, which marks the holiday for Artemis and Apollon as well as Socrates and Plato’s respective birthdays in the tradition. At the close of an academic year that was … intense? is that the right word for it? … due to looking back at the … Continue reading A Few Updates, A Hymn from Thomas Taylor, and a Quotation
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