tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post3798071176920340159..comments2024-03-27T09:04:12.454-07:00Comments on Baring the Aegis: On the mythology of the RomansElani Temperancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-49099884518067334632014-05-19T03:41:44.819-07:002014-05-19T03:41:44.819-07:00Excellent post! I will point people in this direct...Excellent post! I will point people in this direction whenever I need to explain this (again) in future ;-)<br /><br />Incidentally, there is <a href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sR63a0fhMSMC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=sarah+iles+johnston+%22a+new+web+for+arachne%22&source=bl&ots=qRptXq9RMU&sig=hXbmoG2i0VujrAfPNp1Pk0gRpc0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Mt95U9iBLsOCOMXzgegI&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=sarah%20iles%20johnston%20%22a%20new%20web%20for%20arachne%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">an extant Greek Athena/Arachne story</a>, although whether it could be called a myth is up for debate. <br /><br />Rob Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161472800655115351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-26751567043929961392014-05-16T13:10:59.795-07:002014-05-16T13:10:59.795-07:00I am thankful to Ovid for preserving the myth of t...I am thankful to Ovid for preserving the myth of the Flood. In older Hellenic texts, you have a hint here and there but no detailed account. And no artistic representation, either. I guess it was under a taboo.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.com