Having read The Golden Ass (trans. Robert Graves), one scene struck me: Photis tempts the narrator to “make love as though she were a boy.” She offers herself for sodomy, adopting the puerile corollarium role — a transgressive indulgence before his conversion to Isis.

#booksky #romanliterature

Ver adest! Primis dies temporis verni est! 🌷🌸🪻
#spring
#ver #vernalequinox #lingualatina #ancientrome #latin #romanliterature #latinliterature

A fab introduction to the author behind one of my FAVOURITE ancient texts 💛🫏 #ClassicsBluesky #Ancientbluesky #Cupid #Psyche #romanliterature

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lecture poster

CLRE Annual #lecture, 22 March, 4.15pm:
"Strange Stew: the Emperor Vitellius and his ‘Shield of Minerva"

Speaker: Rhiannon Ash
In person: Room SO3 Swallowgate
Online: Teams (email selby-sympa@st-andrews.ac.uk, put “subscribe classics-ressem” in the subject line)

#AllWelcome #RomanLiterature