Spring 2025

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Achilles' Reel explores a range of themes surrounding the Classical world each term, and we hope you enjoy exploring our editions and articles by writers in London, Dubai and Jeju.

Have a scroll through all our articles below, or choose a specific edition you're interested in from the menu above!

Greek Philosophers’ Views on Reality: Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus

Amy What is real? Ancient Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus had very different answers to this question. The ideas of...

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3 min read

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood: Different Perspectives on The Odyssey

Zoe ‘The Penelopiad’ The Penelopiad was written in 2005 by Margaret Atwood as part of the Canongate Myth series, in which various writers...

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4 min read

Helen of Troy: Victim, Villain, or Survivor?

Saani Helen of Troy has been immortalized as "the face that launched a thousand ships," and is a striking symbol of beauty and...

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2 min read

Perspectives on the Divine: Greek Views of the Nature of the Gods

Lauren The ancient Greek world was deeply enmeshed in religious tradition - from civic rituals to personal devotion. However,...

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3 min read

Wives, Witches and Warriors: Perspectives on Women in Ancient Greece and Rome

Felicity Perspectives on women in ancient Greece and Rome were deeply influenced by the social, political, and cultural contexts of each...

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4 min read

The Many Faces of Graeco-Roman Mythology

Sofia Believed to have stemmed from Proto-Indo-European mythology, which includes a pantheon of deities associated to the natural world...

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9 min read

Perspectives on the Myth of Persephone

Amelia One of the most compelling and multifaceted myths in Greek mythology is the story of Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, goddess...

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3 min read

Greeks and Barbarians: Frenemies of the ancient world

Myla Barbarians were a hot topic among writers of the ancient world commonly discussed among historians like Herodotus, Thyucidides and...

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4 min read

Greek Philosophers’ Views on Reality: Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood: Different Perspectives on The Odyssey

Helen of Troy: Victim, Villain, or Survivor?

Perspectives on the Divine: Greek Views of the Nature of the Gods

Wives, Witches and Warriors: Perspectives on Women in Ancient Greece and Rome

The Many Faces of Graeco-Roman Mythology

Perspectives on the Myth of Persephone

Greeks and Barbarians: Frenemies of the ancient world

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