Clio the Ancient Muse of History

Clio was the Ancient muse of history, and this painting by the 17th-century Dutch artist Johannes Moreelse has the saucy expression that comes from being a Time Lord (or Lady).

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The History of Ghouls

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One of the most fascinating monsters in human cultures is the ghoul — here, you see a particularly nasty one about to be done in…

Ancient Hellenistic Poet Anyte

Ancient History, Fabulous Females / December 10, 2024 / Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, folklore/mythology, literature, women's history

The Ancient Mediterranean didn’t produce many women writers: society left little room for girls’ education and artistic creativity. One important exception was the Hellenistic poet…

Alma Pihl’s “Winter” Faberge Egg Design

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You are looking at the most expensive Easter egg ever made: the famed “Winter” Fabergé egg created by Alma Pihl, the only woman designer of…

Clash of Diogenes of Sinope and Plato of Athens

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Time for an amusing Ancient Greek philosophers anecdote. This one is about the clash between Diogenes of Sinope (d 323 BCE) and the famed Athenian…

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