The Grimm brothers fairy tale Iron John (or Der Eisenhans in German) was the subject of study by prize winning American poet and author Robert Bly, who was a prominent figure in the mythopoetic men's ...
May 2021 marks the bicentenary of the death of French Emperor and ethnic Corsican, Napoleon Bonaparte. A military and political genius and champion of the French Revolution, he has been much maligned ...
Born Prince Philip of Denmark and Greece; the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has often been maligned in the media for his frequent gaffes and politically incorrect comments. Yet h...
The Dark Triad is a set of traits that are often screened for in business promotion, law enforcement and counselling, as a way to identify and steer clear from potentially harmful individuals. They ar...
The ancient Greeks never just told a story for the sake of it, even if it was primarily to explain the existence of some natural phenomenon, like a mountain range, a constellation or even human behavi...
The Laconic SpartansThe ancient Spartans, who dressed simply, without overt displays of wealth or station, lived in the Peloponnesian region of Laconia.Their use of language reflected the aust...
Today I discuss an idea that is both painful and distasteful to anyone who has gone through difficult times, at the hands of someone with whom they may still harbour feelings of animosity.Ex spous...
Otherwise known as the Puer Aeternus, manchild, or more recently, kidult; refers to an ancient mythological theme of the eternal youth, or one who never grows old. Ovid first wrote about the Puer Aete...
