Fiona Mitchell
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Fiona Mitchell's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 3 years, 7 months ago
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Fiona Mitchell replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months agoExcellent idea, Caitlin. Thanks for getting it started.
I work in ancient Greek literature and myth primarily, although I’m interested in the way that Greek texts and narratives interact with those from other cultures. At the moment I’m working on the connections between ancient Greek and Indian creation narratives, including the monstrous…[Read more]
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Fiona Mitchell's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
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Fiona Mitchell started the topic Welcome! in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 7 years, 8 months agoHi everyone,
It’s looking a bit bare around here, but hopefully we can do something about that!
I wanted to start this group so that there was another place that people working on monstrosity in different disciplines could talk to one another.
So, if you have seen/organised a relevant event, have read something interesting on the topic, have p…[Read more]
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Fiona Mitchell deposited Monstrous Omens in Herodotus’ Histories in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months agoMonstrous omens appear four times in Herodotus: a concubine of the king of Sardis gives birth to a lion (1.84), a donkey is born with male and female genitalia (7.57), a horse gives birth to a hare (7.57) and fish come back to life whilst being cooked (9.120). These omens are the only occasions when monsters appear in close proximity to Greece;…[Read more]
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Fiona Mitchell deposited Monstrous Omens in Herodotus’ Histories on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months ago
Monstrous omens appear four times in Herodotus: a concubine of the king of Sardis gives birth to a lion (1.84), a donkey is born with male and female genitalia (7.57), a horse gives birth to a hare (7.57) and fish come back to life whilst being cooked (9.120). These omens are the only occasions when monsters appear in close proximity to Greece;…[Read more]
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