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Professor of English, philologist, Philhellene, Master Scuba Diver, bicycle tourist, amateur thespian and Savoyard. As an ’umble teacher of composition, I make my poor living being a bit more prescriptivist than some of the gentlemen of leisure who can afford to be purer scientists and scholars (“scholar” from the Greek σχολή, leisure).

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15 Achilles and his gold? Aug 13 '17
10 Why does archaic mythic literature undercut its own pretensions to explain origins? Sep 2 '17
9 Why did Christians, who take a huge part of their Bible from Jews, not have to follow the same rules as Jews? Sep 22 '17
8 Why is Gilgamesh considered to be one-third human and two-third god? Sep 22 '17
8 Did the gods think Poseidōn's vengeance on Odysseus was just excessive, or entirely unfair? Sep 17 '17
8 When and how did gigantic size become an attribute of the Titans? Aug 3 '17
7 Why is Thor's chariot pulled by goats? Aug 18 '17
6 Why did humanizing Enkidu take a work of a prostitute and not of an ordinary woman? Sep 28 '17
5 Why is Dante using Geryon as a symbol of fraud? Sep 3 '17
4 How does one get purified of murder in Greek mythology? Jul 20 '18
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