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Aleksander Krawczuk

Magistra Vitae

Magistra vitae is a series of ten articles on ancient history and its various aspects. The texts in the column are usually half-page entries that focus on an ancient phenomenon, historical event, or character. The series opens with two texts published in Magazyn Razem 1 (May 1984). The first is an interview with the professor, conducted by Wojciech Tatarczuch and entitled “Zawinił Sofokles” [Sophocles was to blame], which introduces young audiences to Krawczuk’s journey to(...)

literary

YEAR: 1984

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Alexander the Great Argos / Argus Panoptes (Giant) Artemis Caesar Callisthenes Cicero Constantine Europa Graeco-Persian Wars Hannibal Hera Heracles Hermes Herodotus Homer Iliad Io Jupiter Latin (Language) Luna Mark Antony Mars Mercury Ovid Paris (Trojan Prince) Plato Poseidon Prometheus Punic Wars Roman Army Romulus Saturn Socrates Sol Sophocles Sparta Venus Zeus

Wanda Markowska

Myths of the Greeks and Romans [Mity Greków i Rzymian]

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue, Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp.The book includes stories of ancient gods and heroes. We find there the most important myths about the origins of the world, as well as the most popular ones, e.g. about Prometheus, Daedalus and Icarus, Sisyphus, or Romulus and R(...)

literary

YEAR: 1968

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Actaeon Aeneas Alcestis Amor Aphrodite Apollo Ares Argonauts Ariadne Artemis Asclepius Atalanta Athena Atlas Baucis Bellerophon Cerberus Ceres Cronus / Kronos Daedalus Demeter Deucalion Diana Dionysus / Dionysos Eros Europa Eurystheus Flora Fortuna Gaia / Gaea Genies Gods Golden Fleece Hades Harpies Hecate Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hercules Hermes Hero(es) Hestia Icarus Janus Juno Jupiter Lares Liber Libera Luna Mars Medea Medusa Meleager Mercury Metis Midas Minerva Minos Minotaur Moirai Neptune Niobe Olympians Orpheus Pandora Pasiphae Penates Persephone Perseus Phaethon Philemon Pomona Poseidon Priam Prometheus Proserpina Psyche Pyrrha Quirinus Remus Roman Religion Romulus Sibyl Sisyphus Sol Styx Tantalus Themis Theseus Typhon / Typhoeus / Typhaon Venus Vertumnus Vesta Vulcan Zeus

Naoko Takeuchi

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon / Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon [美少女戦士セーラームーン (Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn)]. Arc 2: The Black Moon Arc

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon follows 14-year-old Usagi Tsukino, a klutz and crybaby who receives the power to transform into a magical warrior named Sailor Moon, Soldier of Love and Justice. Transforming not only changes her clothes, but grants her access to supernatural powers to fight enemies. The story is set in Tokyo, Japan. There are five primary arcs to the series, plus several short stories that accompany the core narrative. The arcs reflect the primary antagonists and themes the protagonis(...)

literary

YEAR: 1991

COUNTRY: Japan

TAGS: Artemis Chronos Diana Luna Pluto / Plouton