Strategic consideration
The wild card of ancient Greek military planning was the existence and randomness of divine intervention. You never knew which...
Like a baby’s shawl
What a soft, enveloping cloud this must have been, of a gentle pastel hue. Chill autumn morning here, and I...
Of wine-blue water
The first time I read of the wine-blue Greek sea, I was baffled. However, I took a second translation to...
Dark-named destiny
Another term for death, the fate of Asios who, horse-proud, insisted on driving his chariot into the fray where he...
The bounteous sea
In an age of over-fishing I like these two triologisms suggesting cornucopian fish stocks. Firstly, a reference to the brightness of...
Remember to eat
An amazingly intricate way to remind you to eat, no matter what the gods are hurling at you. Artemis is the...
Blank-eyed face
A shield features a terrifying Gorgon's head to project fear and dread onto any assailant. Elsewhere, that same blank-eyed stare...
Faces like NO ENTRY signs
Another example of Logue’s easy use of contemporary images to bring us up close and personal to the battle beach...
Grey-eyed Athena
An unusual hue for goddess eyes. With the habitually random intervention of a god, Athena appears before Achilles to tell...
Sweet-garlanded lady
None other than Artemis, or Diana, Apollo's twin, and goddess of wild animals and hunting. Struck by Ever Angry Hera (or...
Of shooting shadows
This expertly aimed spear casts a shadow as it flies through the air, and its reach is far. Surprising then that...
Mamma turns up
A few signals to keep an eye out for so you don't miss the moment a god may show up:...
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