Tag Archives: Edith Hamilton

Madmen, monsters, gods and hero

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Naomi

Reading Edith Hamilton‘s Mythology is an exercise of one’s horror muscles. In ancient mythology, awful things happen to moderately good people, except there are no purely good people. Greek mythology has plenty of heroes, each one of whom makes a … Continue reading →

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Lowering the bar to robot dogs. And a note about Cerberus

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Naomi

Just got this from Kevin Underhill, Maestro of Lowering the Bar and it reminds me of something else I saw about robot dogs. Which will follow Kevin: Assorted Stupidity #149 Feb 02, 2022 02:00 pm | Kevin “Would you let … Continue reading →

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Two guys who did not become autocrats, although they could have

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Naomi

In an odd coincidence, over the last several days I’ve encountered a couple of remarkable characters who, in the most unlikely circumstances, rejected putting crowns on their heads for something much more complicated. Oh sure, the first one, Theseus, was … Continue reading →

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