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Report of the Centre for Myth Studies Open Seminar: 17 March 2016
Dr Leon Burnett ‘Reading the strands of Ariadne’s story’ Centre for Myth Studies Open Seminar, 17 March 2016 by Dr Ben Pestell The latest in the Centre for Myth Studies seminar series provided an occasion to consider the unique … Continue reading
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Thursday 17 March: Reading the Strands of Ariadne’s Story
The Centre for Myth Studies is pleased to invite you to our Spring term Open Seminar given by our former Director, Dr Leon Burnett. Open Seminar Centre for Myth Studies University of Essex Thursday 17 March (5:00pm, in Room 5N.3.9) … Continue reading
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Thursday 3 December: Stranded on Naxos: The Ambivalence of Ariadne
This week Dr. Leon Burnett introduces a discussion of ‘The Ambivalence of Ariadne’. Ambivalence is central to all mythologies. In Greek myth, we need only think of Persephone, alternating annually between her standing as maiden and queen of the dead, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariadne, Dionysus, Greek mythology, Leon Burnett, Nonnus, Theseus
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