The Archer’s Split Self
A limestone abdomen tightens beneath a carved rib cage; the navel sinks into a hard cup, the chest turns off its axis, the left knee bites the pedimental floor. What form of self comes forward when a hero folds around…
Category Myths, Legends and Lore
The Taut String: Apollo, Artemis, and the Theology of Distance
What kind of theology tightens itself across the small arc between a child’s throat and a god’s relaxed wrist? Along the outer wall of the Louvre krater named from the Niobids, a white rise of ground cuts through black glaze…
Hachiman: The God of War and Archery
The story arrived as many others do, cloaked in the smoky haze of memory and the eccentric cadence of a teller who half-believes the story they’re telling. Dim, my father’s driver, was the one who first mentioned Hachiman. I could…...
Horus: The Divine Archer
By Marin Smallridge Also available as a Winning Paths Podcast episode “Straight be your arrows, Horus, your heart unstained.” If nothing else, it’s a way of saying the same thing—in ancient Egyptian lingo—about Horus, god of Egypt and divine archer,…
The Wild Hunt (when gods tinning the veil between the realms)
This pursuit encapsulates a thorough exploration of the portrayal of “The Wild Hunt” within the realms of literature, music, and poetry. Consequently, it aligns more with the field of literary studies rather than the confines of a piece suitable for…...
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