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Ryan Denson @seamonsterscholar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another new journal article out from me! 📝 This one is for Greece & Rome, examining the hippocamps and the other imaginary animals of Greco-Roman culture that are 'sea versions' of terrestrial animals in art and literature. Open access as well: doi.org/10.1017/S001...

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Long_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

There was a period of a few months when we were RV traveling in the Southwest (years ago) where I would walk into the desert at night and just stand there. Scored lots of great reference photos. Wouldn’t do it now. . Sagebrush Vigil 16”x20” oil on canvas . Available

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Alexis Christensen @amchristensen.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This looks interesting. Reminds me of Apotheon. #Archaeogaming

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Gabe Moshenska @gabemoshenska.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Just published a paper on the complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir meme, the decade-old tumblr in-joke that continues to impact the public understanding of the ancient world. Paywalled but email me if you want a copy. 🏺

Title section of a journal article: The Legend of Ea-Nasir: How a Babylonian
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https://journal.equinoxpub.com/JCA/article/view/30204
https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.30204

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

printing this out and hanging it near my desk to look at next time I need to follow word counts

Scylla from Hades II (2025, Supergiant Games) saying "Ohh, youwent looking through our work! So what if a few ideas go unused here and there? If you don't cut... you never get to the good stuff."

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🚨 New publication alert (OA!) 🚨 I argue that unruly Apollo—far from ⚡ Zeus' ⚡ loyal son—was a potential challenger to his father’s throne. In Prometheus Bound (907–12), the curse of Kronos looms… and Apollo could've avenged Granddad and deposed Zeus! #Classics #GreekMyth doi.org/10.14746/spp...

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Apollo, Kronos’s Avenger? Divine Intergenerational Conflicts in Light of ‘The Curse of Kronos’ (Prometheus Bound 907‒12) | Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae

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Dominik Panek @pinio1970.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

🎧 Marvel +mitologia = coś więcej niż tylko Thor i Loki. Dr @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social tłumaczy, dlaczego świat MCU przypomina nowoczesny Olimp. Od Wakandy po Asgard, od Kapitana Ameryki po Bastet–Marvel jest dziś nie tylko fabryką hitów,ale i współczesnym mitotwórcą www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFnL...

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Bogowie w filmach Marvela. Czego możemy nauczyć się z MCU o mitologii?

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

I was honoured to be interviewed for this excellent and thought-provoking piece: a must-read for all game studies/reception scholars interested in mythology! ⚡⚡⚡📜

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

That's the highest praise one can get 😀 Thank you so much for your thoughts and presence, and to all of our wonderful participants! #mythgames2025 @alexvandewalle.bsky.social

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Reminder for the online Mythological Game Studies Conference (#MythGames2025, organized w/ @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social), NEXT WEEK 22-24 May! In addition to 30+ papers, we'll also have a livestream by @valuefnd.bsky.social & a dev roundtable! Schedule and registration at mythgamescon.wordpress.com

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

@mythsbaby.bsky.social and I talk about Thetis, a fascinating and ambiguous ancient Greek goddess, foretold to bear a son stronger than his father. What's her story with Zeus/Poseidon/Hera/Hephaistos/Dionysos? Why was she raped by Peleus? Did she kill some of her children? youtu.be/BEgyl2_pgyg?...

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Conversations: Powerful or Powerless, Caring or Careless? The Goddess Thetis w/ Maciej Paprocki

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Avengers assemble! Our paper on gods and multicultural representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is out! ⚡⚡⚡ Huge thanks to my incredibly talented co-authors: @baladria.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social @joelagordonnz.bsky.social @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social and Kate Minniti! 😍😍🥰

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

You can now register for the Mythological Game Studies Conference (22-24 May, online)! We'll have around 30 presentations on mythology & games, a dev roundtable, and more. Head over to mythgamescon.wordpress.com for the conference schedule and abstracts! @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social #MythGames2025

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Dr. Alicia Matz @duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It’s magic day in class which means my favorite activity—making curse tablets

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Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

ANNOUNCING... A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology - our first book! 🎉 📅Available 5th Feb 2025 (but you can preorder now) 🤝 In collaboration with @contubernales.bsky.social ✍️ 117 different writers 🖼️ Periodic Table Poster by @corabeth.bsky.social 👇 Read more...

A book cover for A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology showing a classical painting with a superimposed periodic tabel element styled square with athena's head and name on it.

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

REMINDER: CfP Mythological Game Studies Conference (May 2025, online) Send @alexvandewalle.bsky.social and me your abstracts on everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies before February 2 (this Sunday)!

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David Wengrow @davidwengrow.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Next week’s tutorial readings for BA archaeology & anthropology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social (I maintain all archaeologists need a solid foundation in the workings of myth, witchcraft, and sortition)

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

REMINDER: CfP Mythological Game Studies Conference (May 2025, online) Send @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social and me your abstracts on everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies before February 2!

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Dr. Mike Sellraiser III: Sell on Earth @profmikesell.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Agreed! And please consider it an invitation to explore the work that has explored these videogaming traditions. Phillip Penix-Tadsen comes to mind as one of the best.

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

With a dossier on Nyx by yours truly 😁 Can't wait!

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year! 🎆✨ @alexvandewalle.bsky.social and I have just published a paper on humorous/playful elements in the game 'Immortals Fenyx Rising', highlighting how it subverts traditional portrayals of the Greek gods a la Lucian’s "Dialogues of the Gods". Enjoy! 😄 gamestudies.org/2404/article...

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a video game called immortals fenyx rising is being played on stadia

ALT: a video game called immortals fenyx rising is being played on stadia

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Tofte @tofte.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Accuracy is a tedious and irrelevant criterion. Folks get that for textual literature, and no reasonable Romanist is scolding, e.g., Vergil for misrepresenting what 12th cent BCE Carthage actually looked like. What is it about the medium of film that makes scholars lose all literary critical sense?

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Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Downloaded Planet Coaster 2 yesterday and was surprised to see that one of their new themes is “Mythological,” vaguely Greek stylings. Must avoid writing about this, but you can’t spell amusement without muse I suppose.

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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Wonder is an 'undoing' of all that we experience. All that we know is suspended in service to a brief moment wherein all that we will never know becomes possible. And both fear and fascination tumble through on their way to a rebirth in the stars.

Oh no, my wonder is not "childlike." My whimsy is old. My frivolity is steeped in ancient wisdom. My silliness is battle worn. My awe at the world has been long forged through trial and tribulation. I have earned this wonderment. I have protected it for decades against a society that tells me constantly that it should not belong to me. I was born with wonder, and I have carried it, against all odds, with me through adulthood. It is not "childlike." By now it is older than me.

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Dr. Catherine Macdonald @drcatmac.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Our hard-wiring to connect with each other, to care for each other, to want to be accepted by each other can be a very powerful tool for changing minds. To the extent non-scientists without much interest in it ever connect with science, it’s through our ability to serve as a bridge.

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

All are invited! Bring your game and myth expertise! :D

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

CfP alert! 📢 Mythological Game Studies Conference @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social and I are organizing an online conference on mythology & video games (May 2025). We're interested in everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies! Abstract deadline: Feb 2! For more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#MosaicMonday - A dapper wee parrot from the Altar Room of Palace V, Pergamon: ca. Mid-2nd Century BC. #Bird #AncientBluesky 🏺 Or, to quote Ovid (Amores 2.6.1)... 'Parrot, winged mimic from the dawn-lit east' Image: Berlin Antikensammlung (Mos. 71). Link - recherche.smb.museum/detail/69712...

A mosaic representation of a blue-green parrot with a resplendent red beak, sitting atop a brick; all against a black background.

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Yoshi Yoshitani @yoshiyoshitani.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Gonna take a moment to plug this site that has free pdfs of a lot of really old books that are no longer under copyright, including a bunch of folklore and mythology. So go check that out www.globalgreyebooks.com/category/ebo...

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Free e-books: Folklore and Mythology - Page 1

Download free folklore and mythology e-books, available in PDF, epub, and Kindle ebook formats. No registration required.

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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

My anger is a biting ember in my fist. Most of the places I could set it down will burn something to the ground, so I keep holding it, trying to find a hearth that needs kindled to heat a home or a cooking pot or do anything beyond recklessly burning the world to ash. #poetry

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Coyote Studio @coyotestudio.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

🌅 The Sixth Sun is an indie adventure that blends Mexica mythology with modern struggles. When an ancient Trickster God and a human drummer face an impending apocalypse, they must discover the power of creation and connection. #Animation #Mythology #aztec #nativehistorymonth #indigenous #mexico

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

Thrilled to announce I've been a guest on @mythsbaby.bsky.social excellent "Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!" podcast 👍😍 We discussed why Greek gods behave the way they do: what are their powers and limitations, and what happens when they couple with humans 😂http://mythsbaby.com/episodes

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Listen to the Podcast — Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! A Greek and Roman Mythology Podcast

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

A big question: does modern reception of antiquity primarily use Rome for historical settings and Greece for mythological ones? If yes, why? Has anyone written about this?

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Professor Nutella @jpnudell.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

"Good food, food freely chosen, is part of living your own life. Although this choice brings with it the responsibility of choosing your food wisely, the alternative is a world where the powerful constrain what you eat, in the name of health, or political and economic expediency." -Rachel Laudan

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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

"Mêtis sat hidden beneath Zeus’ entrails, That mother of Athena, creator of just affairs, The one who knows most of gods and mortals" Μῆτις δ' αὖτε Ζηνὸς ὑπὸ σπλάγχνοις λελαθυῖα ἧστο, ᾿Αθηναίης μήτηρ, τέκταινα δικαίων, πλεῖστα θεῶν εἰδυῖα καταθνητῶν τ' ἀνθρώπων open.substack.com/pub/joelchri...

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All About Athena

Some additional texts for book 5

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

"No one deserves the right to steal from the garden of your heart that you so lovingly grew."

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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

We seldom admit the seductive comfort of hopelessness. It saves us from ambiguity. It has an answer for every question: "There's just no point." Hope, on the other hand, is messy. If it might all work out, then we have things to do. We must weather the possibility of happiness.

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Flora 🏺 Ancient History Art @flaroh.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Medusa 🐍🏺🌿

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Whenever I hear the first verse of this song, I think of Sisyphus, that midnight rider, the rambler, the gambler, the back biter -- and how he was bold enough to put Death in chains... Sooner or later Gods will cut you down. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IStl...

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Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down

You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God'll cut you downGo tell t...

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 31/08/2023

Just had an absolute blast discussing all things Greek and divine with wonderful @mythsbaby.bsky.social It was a pleasure and honour! "The first thing we have to do is to tell the world the whole astonishing story." PS. Yes, children of Helios are gods 😅😍😍

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 26/08/2023

If you like darker, Celtic-inspired folk, listen to Karliene Reynolds: her songs marry captivating melodies and powerful lyrics, breathtaking in their stark simplicity. youtu.be/9NcgP7b-EAk?...

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Maciej Paprocki @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

I want to understand how Greek gods work: their powers, limitations, fears, wants.

A collage of pictures of modern actors chosen to represent Greek deities and photos of symbols associated with them.

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