Organic geometry: the structure of Homer's Iliad
The Iliad is a Greek epic poem of 15,693 lines composed sometime...
Yeavering: how halls of kings rose from the dust
The great wooden hall was the hub of ancient Germanic...
The weird lottery of fate unravelled
According to Greek mythology the fate of each and every individual is determined...
Words for king in Sanskrit, Greek and Old English
The common word for king is राजा (rājā) in Sanskrit, βασιλευς (basileus)...
Immortals and their ambrosia
In Greek literature the gods are known as the ἄμβροτοι...
The wings of man's mind
What ancient Greek and Sanskrit can tell us about our thinking...
Maiden Dawn
Both in the Vedic hymns and in the Homeric poems dawn...
The poisoned twigs
Ancient Germanic smiths used a technique known as pattern welding, by which...