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Maria Buyno-Arctowa

Greek Tales: The Winged Horse, The Mysterious Chest [Baśnie greckie: skrzydlaty koń, tajemnicza skrzynia]

Skrzydlaty koń [The Winged Horse] tells the story of a young man, Bellerophon, who comes to the spring of Pirene with a richly decorated bridle in his hand. A girl tells him the story of the nymph Pirene. At the spring, Bellerophon is going to wait for Pegasus so that he can tame the mythical stallion and get the help he needs to slay Chimaera. The days of waiting are long, and except for a small boy, nobody believes that Pegasus will come. Finally, the stallion appears, and Bellerophon, after h(...)

literary

YEAR: 1917

COUNTRY: Kingdom of Poland (Königreich Polen)

TAGS: Bellerophon Chimera / Chimaera Epimetheus Mercury Pandora Pegasus

Joseph Rudyard Kipling

Regulus

An introductory note preceding the story explains that the Roman general Regulus, about whom Horace wrote the Ode 3, 5, was captured by Carthaginians and then sent to Rome to negotiate on their behalf. Regulus convinced the Senate not to negotiate with his captors, knowing well that in retaliation, they would torture and kill him. At United Services College in Westward Ho!, the Latin teacher Mr. King asks Fifth Form students to prepare for the entry exam to military colleges to translate th(...)

literary

YEAR: 1917

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Horace Latin (Language) Patriotism Regulus Roman Virtues

Joseph Hocking

Tommy and the Maid of Athens

A patriotic novel written during World War One, the protagonist of Hocking’s Tommy and the Maid of Athens, John Penrose, is sent on a mission to discover suspected underhanded scheming amongst the powers in Athens. He enlists his friend Tom Pollard to help him on his quest, a man who had become famous for exposing a German spy in the war, and was known for his patriotic bravery. The novel is written primarily through the eyes of John, but at times the reader is given entry to Tom’s p(...)

literary

YEAR: 1917

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Athena Greek Philosophy Poetry Socrates