On Tuesday, the 14th December, 2010 the following talks were put on in The Wise Monkey (508 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 HDL) between 8:00pm until 10:00pm…
“Mythology of Greek Monsters” with Heather Rae
Greek Mythology has been around for a very long time and monsters feature in the corpus of both literiture and art. I find Monsters interesting for their bodies, behaviour, and the way they can reflect and invert cultural norms. They are even used to question concepts of monstrosity and heroisim. I am looking at these issues and others in my PhD on Classical Monsters. I shall be talking about Medusa, Scylla, and Giants. Read more…