This blog collects my thoughts on things that interest me. Particularly, Greek and Roman literature and art, Ancient Philosophy, Theology, Literature, Pop Cu...
Some pictures from my trip to Athens and Nafplio, in June. I kept a Travel log, so I will add some more info later. Athens Athens, from above. Lycabettus' Hill. From Cavafy's Museum Greek art from the Benaki Museum. From the Byzantine and Christian Museum Nafplio The view from the Palamidi Fortress Beach! Very rocky, but warm water until 9pm! Epidauros' Theatre. I watched Antigone. Mycenae! Maria…
I've lost the majority of photos from my adolescence. I was a teen when the smartphone era began. My photos from my childhood, however, are safe and sound, on a photo album in my parent's house. They took picture on film cameras, at first, developing the photos whenever the rolls were full. Later, they started using digital cameras. But they still developed the SD cards when they were full, out of…
I've noticed that A.I. is increasingly gaining ground in people's life. Even ignoring the more worrisome cases of misuse, such as the Neuromancer-esque divinization of A.I. by some people , it has taken a hold of the most basic of internet functions everyone does: googling. Soon, few people will know the origin of the word, since everyone is starting to just ask ChatGPT, or equivalents, whatever…
Just some fleeting moments from a trip to Vila Real de Santo António with some friends. Bookstore We went to a small town book store where the owner went on a 20 min political tirade. While everyone was locked in on not being rude and dismissing him, I was looking around a found a bilingual edition of Tibullus' elegies with a commentary. Score! There were also some portraits from famous writers,…
A UMA OVELHA Entre as meigas ovelhas pobrezinhas Que eu guardo pelos montes, uma existe \Que anda longe, balindo, sempre triste. \E vive só das ervas mais sequinhas Que pressentes na alma? que adivinhas? Etérea voz de dor acaso ouviste? Que foi que tu nas nuvens descobriste? Não és irmã das outras ovelhinhas! Sobes às altas fragas inclinadas, E contemplas o sol que desfalece E as primeiras…
What is this I thought I should do a travel diary, but kinda in reverse? A travel diary of my hometown. Last week, on the Thursday of Ascension, was the municipal holiday for my hometown. It's called "Dia da Espiga", meaning Wheat day. It is a celebration of our town, which lead me to reminisce about it. I organized some photos I took throughout the years, which I have never had the context to…
Daphnis and Chloe in Art I recently had to give a lecture on the reception of Longus' Daphnis and Chloe , an Ancient Greek Novel with a pastoral setting and a romantic plot. I collected some things that might as well be here. I'm not gonna spend too much effort on this, unless someone asks me to develop it further. Introduction Daphnis and Chloe tells the story of, guess what, Daphnis and Chloe.…
As a child, I only really read comics. And this only until I had access to a laptop capable of gaming. I read so little that I did not even do the mandatory readings for school. I can safely say that I have read around 5 book the whole of my teenage years. When, by chance, I found myself at 21 starting a bachelor's degree in Classical Studies, I was overwhelmed, first by the pleasure of reading -…
Or, On how on-demand media breeds individuality. I've been reflecting on the changing landscape of culture lately. The last five years trace an acceleration of a trend towards the individualization of cultural consumption and the consequent relaying of culture to the exclusive realm of entertainment. Ironically, the age of the internet brought instantaneous communication between virtually…