Been a bit distracted. Before I had Greek Myth, I had religious dogma and Scifi-fantasy crossovers. I had Pratchett. I’m old enough (and was precocious enough) to have read Good Omens when it came out, and optimistic enough that I…

Agh I just watched the additional Good Omens bts and I just want to give Michael Sheen a hug, man’s so bereft he can barely talk 😩

❤️💔❤️ Given the time it finally had, they did what they could, and though I didn’t expect to like that ending, I did, and I’m happy. And bitterly sad. Because it’s possible to have more than one emotion about it. (RIP minisodes)

Wrote about the new Nolan Odyssey trailer today: laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/blog-posts/

Such an amazing milestone to hit so quickly!! @belovedofoizys.bsky.social is a superb host! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Suddenly remembered this stupid thing I made.

This is the current director of Pompeii. I could not be more furious and I believe he could not be more wrong. www.westernwheel.ca/weather-news...

This is such a lovely thing to have said about my work!

Fate versus Fortune in epic poetry - which affects the narratives of heroes more? Listen to the full episode with @greekmythcomix.bsky.social, out now wherever you get your podcasts, or on our website: www.ancienthistory101.org/p/gods-in-ep...

My thanks go to @lejenksbrown.bsky.social for this sterling episode, which was so good I immediately asked her to return for another in a couple of months! This episode is perfect for people who know the Trojan war through movies and games, and want to try tackling reading a translation...

Re-asking for both our sakes - can anyone help us link Loki and Ulysses/Odysseus further?

Re-asking for both our sakes - can anyone help us link Loki and Ulysses/Odysseus further?

I’m so proud of this - please listen, and, if you like it, review on your platform of choice!

Coming up this Wednesday! We chat with @lejenksbrown.bsky.social about the essential role played by the Gods in the stories told in epic poetry...

after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

⚡️New Podcast⚡️ from @belovedofoizys.bsky.social focusing (for now) on Ancient Greece and Rome. Students of GCSE and A Level Classical Civ. and Ancient History should definitely subscribe! (And you might see me here from time to time…)

Odysseus Found Not Guilty at the National Hellenic Museum’s Trial - GreekReporter.com greekreporter.com/2026/03/18/o...

Help Please: Some of my younger students were making presentations on sacrifice and came up with this term for purification of water: Khernips χέρνιψ. Etym. χείρ, "the hand" + νίπτω, "I wash.") There are numerous Hellenism pages that give instructions on how to make and use this…

YOU ARE ODYSSEUS has sold 1000 copies! 🎉

It’s World Book Day! I’ve celebrated by dressing as one of my favourite Ancient Greek characters (and goddesses) to read and to write, ⚡️Athene, Goddess of Wisdom⚡️ (And I taught three classes and a help session dressed like this!)

From the comic 'Tintin en Amérique', published in 1932, created by Hergé. American publishers were uneasy of this scene but Hergé nevertheless refused to remove it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_...

This is still arguably the best film depiction of the Underworld as described by Homer, and if this scene isn’t done as well in the Nolan Odyssey film this June, I shall be sad and disappointed.

This is so helpful, thank you! This is all to do with potential AI usage by pupils. The other mysterious term appears to be ‘ornitheoskopos’, which has a similar construction but no actual provenance…

Classics Teaching emergency! I need to know the exact meaning of the term ‘hieroscopos’, and why it was an important role in Athens.

Where am I…?

My 5yo went in for a hug and accidentally headbutted me so hard that now I have a fat lip and a concussion.

5yo is enjoying her Hobbit costume and her new illustrated book of The Hobbit (she’s only had the audiobook). The One Ring also working perfectly.

Ever so proud of my 5yo who opened a present, yelled, in the most excited voice, “BOOKS!” And then proceeded to announce each title.

It’s the final night of Saturnalia, and Christmas Eve Eve! Here’s a present: a FREE PDF of two Roman games!

If you’d like to support someone amazing, here is where you should get all if @lejenksbrown.bsky.social’s cool stuff: #ClassicsBluesky

I’m giving all of my December GMC downloads proceeds to these two charities. Total is currently up to $267! greekmythcomix.gumroad.com for random fun end-of-term and school holiday activities. Most are pocket-money prices, or free/choose-what-to-pay. All of it will go to Gaza and Sudan.

BUNDLE V – THE ADVENTURER BUNDLE 🧭 A Steam key for @polygontreehouse.bsky.social's fab video game Mythwrecked, a much-coveted copy of Laura Jenkinson-Brown’s (@lejenksbrown.bsky.social) You Are Odysseus, AND a leather-bound single-volume edition of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey! #SolidaritySaturnalia

It’s the amazing @workingclassicists.bsky.social Solidarity Saturnalia event!! Lots of fabulous prizes to be given away!

It's Friday! Time for the good news thread. What's YOUR good news? In lieu of a pic of what I'm watching, I'm sharing the #Creatives4Sudan auction again. My good news is we've raised over 13k now but we can do more. Please consider a bid to make my news even better! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

My husband suggests they asked their kids to come up with the name…

Self portrait of a new scar. (I had surgery to remove the last of several persistent tumours three days ago and taking the bandages off has been intense)

Absolutely thrilled that the last six years haven’t come to naught!

One for the ancient historians movieweb.com/netflix-assa...

Fellow train nerds! Book collectors! Fans of @monisharajesh.bsky.social! Any of the above! Bid on this signed edition of the brilliant Moonlight Express in the #Creatives4Sudan auction. Over £6k raised now, but let's shoot for £10k! app.galabid.com/creatives4su... (Art below by @raafaye on insta.)

A parent brought my book with them to parents evening, so I could sign it. Chuffed and embarrassed in equal measure.

I’m getting an mp3 player for Christmas.

Ancient Beauties ❤️

First trick or treaters yesterday were two teenaged lads in raincoats holding their school bags open expectantly. I laughed and told them, in teacher voice, no, come back when you’ve made an effort. They were aggrieved.

If you've just heard me on BBC Radio 5 Live, here's the link to nominate a brilliant history teacher in the UK for the Inspiring History Teaching Awards - they can be primary/secondary/SEN etc, and don't have to be history specialists. The awards are run by HRP www.hrp.org.uk/schools/insp...

You Are Odysseus has passed 400 copies sold! (That’s over 400 chunky paperbacks - I don’t have eBooks data yet)

In the last two days I’ve seen two of these Cupid-looking babies with Scylla-like legs/tentacles/leaves/petals on their bottom halves. Can anyone tell me what this is? Herculaneum/Pompeii

Is anyone else seeing pictures of the White House building site and immediately thinking of this bit from Back To The Future II?

Help, please: has anyone got a decent photo of the ivory comb from Grave Gamma, Grave Circle B at Mycenae I could have? #ancientbluesky

O Tempora O Mores 2: Electric Boogaloo

Today is publication day of this new exciting book by my friend and former colleague Steve Tuck! Please spread the word and order below.