The Bacchae is my favourite ancient play and I think it's often interpreted too simplistically online, so I wrote an essay about what I think the key take-away is - specifically in modern times.
I hope you find it interesting, and I'd love to hear what *you* think about The Bacchae (and my essay, if you will!)! Is it an accurate representation of Dionysos, in your practical experience?
Hi, thank you to everyone who inquired about more Ancient Greek food. I hope this post (and future ones) inspires you all to, at least, try cooking Ancient Greek food since as someone who has been cooking this type of food for 2 short months, my passion for all things Ancient Greek has only grown, especially reading the stories are certain foods that were derived from the Gods themselves! Last night I made "Epityrum" which is what you see pictured above. From my online research, I believe it was treated similar to a modern tampade and was meant to be served over cheese as the Greek phrase "epi tyron" literally means "over cheese". This is only my second time making it and I usually pair with any type of bread I have at the time, with that said, I admit it's not perfected, but surely I will have many more attempts. For the recipe list, I used googles Gemini, but according the Cato himself you should use : "finely chopped green and black olives with olive oil, vinegar, cumin, coriander, fennel, and fresh herbs". If you want the actual recipe I used, it's listed down below. Thank you and I hope this really inspires you to make some yourself, take it from me personally, it was super inexpensive, simple, and delicious! Oh and suggestions and tips would be greatly appreciated.
Recipe: Black/ Green Olives, Cumin, Fennel, Mint, Cilantro, Vinegar, and Olive Oil
I'm working on a project concerning katabasis (traveling down to the underworld in religious rites), and this site is a very popular mention in so many soruces. I thought it would be fun to share a paper I'm reading on it at the moment, and get some commentary from you guys on all of it.
This site, The Nekromanteion is believed by some to be the mythical location of Odysseus' descent into the Underworld. There are underground tunnels that are said to have been the location of the rituals performed to "help" the participants find their way into the Underworld. It was believed that priests guided them along using elaborate "tricks" to make people think they were actually traveling to the land of the dead.
While this description seemed to be the most popular, there are other theories about what this location could be. Particularly that it was used for a late period Roman food storage facility.The arguments relyng heavily on the idea that the remnants found of food storage containers were not payments for the priests or offerings to the gods in the rituals. But literal storage for food being sold or shipped elsewhere.
Here are a couple of links if you guys want to check them out. I'm curious to know what you folks think about any of it. The theories, the site in general, the myths and the religion.
The Dark Place of Hades - Dakaris:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41670313
Oracle of the dead, farmstead or trading station? - Forsen (PDF):
https://helda.helsinki.fi/server/api/core/bitstreams/e3b89e22-6798-47e4-905c-6185591b2890/content
Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromanteion_of_Acheron
Archaeology Wiki/Blog:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/archaeological_site/the-nekromanteion-of-acheron/
Hello, excited to join and her my love for the ancient world with you all! Right now, I love showing my passion through my cooking which I hope is okay to share with you all here. Thank you!