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How Achilles made havoc among the men of Troy.

Book: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 How Achilles made havoc among the men of Troy.So by the beaked ships around thee, son of Peleus, hungry for war, the…

The Devil's Dictionary: Soul

by Ambrose Bierce SORCERYSPOOKERSOUL -n. A spiritual entity concerning which there hath been brave disputation. Plato held that those souls which in a previous state of existence (…

Shadow of the Vampire

Director: E. Elias Merhige Writer: Steven Katz Lions Gate Films; R; 94 minutes Release: 1/01 Cast: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier When the film's a one-trick-pony…

Classical Mythology: Clash of the Titans

Clash of the TitansClassical MythologyTales Of The TitanicA Titanic StruggleClash of the Titans Not all the Titans chose to fight against the children of Cronus. In fact, of the 12 original Titans,…

The Iliad of Homer: Notes to the Reader

Preface 2 Notes to the Reader The reader will perhaps also be helped by the following list of the Greek and Latin names of the gods and goddesses who play important parts in the narrative…

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st BaronTennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Barontĕnˈĭsən [key], 1809–92, English poet. The most famous poet of the Victorian age, he was a profound spokesman…

Mundaka-Upanishad: Third Mundaka, Second Khanda

Second Khanda1. He (the knower of the Self) knows that highest home of Brahman, in which all is contained and shines brightly. The wise who, without desiring happiness, worship that Person,…

Walt Whitman: Who Learns My Lesson Complete?

Who Learns My Lesson Complete?Who learns my lesson complete? Boss, journeyman, apprentice, churchman and atheist, The stupid and the wise thinker, parents and offspring, merchant, clerk,…

Classical Mythology: A Titanic Struggle

A Titanic StruggleClassical MythologyTales Of The TitanicA Titanic StruggleClash of the Titans After gaining their own freedom, the Titans made Cronus their king and freed the Cyclopes and their…