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I finally saw The Odyssey after getting back from Greece. For me, the most exciting part of all of this is the revitalization of the ancient world into mainstream culture. People are seeing the ancient world as a portal to the modern world, as history is and has always been a reflection of the present. I’m also glad that there have been so many discussions on diversity and sexual fluidity in the ancient world, which I’ve been passionate about for as long as I can remember. I

Originally appeared on Elisabeth Storrs December 5, 2021 I’m so delighted to welcome fellow ancient world writer, Zenobia Neil, this month. Zenobia was born with a shock of red hair and named after an ancient warrior woman who fought against the Romans. In college, she studied Ancient Greece, Voodoo, and world mythology. She writes historical fantasy about the mythic past and Greek and Roman gods having too much fun. Ariadne Unraveled, a retelling of the Ariadne myth, is her

Originally published by The Historical Fiction Company April 2023 There have been so many mythic retellings and reimaginings of stories recently, and I am all for it. I love the new novels coming out looking at mythology from different perspectives. I love the TV shows that redo a popular novel or earlier TV show, even the comic book worlds that keep coming in different waves, telling us old stories in new ways. I have friends who don’t care for some reimaginings. They don’t