Tag Archives: Odyssey

Strike where the sun don’t shine…

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Peter Kruschwitz

The sun-god Helios could not believe it when his daughter Lampetië told him what had just happened: a bunch of savages had dared to kill and devour his sacred cattle that he pastured on the island of Thrinacia! Of course, … Continue reading →

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Tragedy, Epic, and the Real

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Peter Kruschwitz

On 3 October, 2013, a boat sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, a small island in the Mediterranean between Tunisia and the island of Malta, south of mainland Italy. The vessel is reported to have carried up to 500 … Continue reading →

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