Welcome to Olympos
Home of Artemis
M Diane Gibson
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[Zeus] setting us on the road
Made this a valid law--
"That men must learn by suffering."
Drop by drop in sleep upon the heart
Falls the laborious memory of pain.
Against one's will comes wisdom.
The grace of the gods is forced on us:
Throned invoilably.
Agamemnon
Aeschylus
Zeus Wielding Thunderbolt
Introduction
As an Associate Professor of English and Literature at Palomar College in San Marcos,
California, I have found my teaching centering more and more
on what one former student has dubbed the Olde Stuffe. I
had done my graduate work in Anglo-Saxon and the High Medieval
periods, but increasingly my own ongoing education has reached
back in the known roots of literature and civilization. Hence,
I have adopted the motto: The further I go, the backer I get.
I branched back into the Classics and developed the Introduction
to Classical Mythology course (at least, as it now stands) offered
by the English Department. The Classical theme, therefore, seemed
appropriate for the start of my WebPage. Thus, we begin our Greek Odyssey.
Greek Odyssey
Ancient City of Athens
While I have always been interested in Classical Mythology and devoured my
Classic Comics and children's versions of the legends with all the
enthusiasm of any child, my interest was whetted even further by travel. I
was raised in a military home which saw much uprooting and re-settling. Thus,
travel was--in a very real sense--in the marrow of my bones. On my own
since about sixteen or seventeen, I have been able to stash away pennies and
pence sometimes quite literally in former peanut butter jars to satisfy my
one true indulgence: travel. Sometimes it has been well planned in advance,
and sometimes it has been on the spur of the moment; but the backpack is
always handy, the passport up-to-date, and the spare toothbrush to hand. I
have had wonderful experiences and adventures while traveling. The result
has been mutually beneficial: the love of literature sparking the interest
in travel, the travel reinforcing the love of literature. But beyond doubt,
one of the most dramatic moments I have ever experienced was looking out the
coach window and, as we rounded a bend, seeing the Acropolis standing in
white majesty, still the protector of greater Athens. It was breathtaking.
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continuing.]
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M Diane Gibson
[Zeus] setting us on the road Made this a valid law-- "That men must learn by suffering." Drop by drop in sleep upon the heart Falls the laborious memory of pain. Against one's will comes wisdom. The grace of the gods is forced on us: Throned invoilably.
Agamemnon Aeschylus
Zeus Wielding Thunderbolt
Introduction
I branched back into the Classics and developed the Introduction
to Classical Mythology course (at least, as it now stands) offered
by the English Department. The Classical theme, therefore, seemed
appropriate for the start of my WebPage. Thus, we begin our Greek Odyssey.
Greek Odyssey
[Waiting for photos to be scanned before
continuing.]
Links to other sites on the Web:
Established 1 June 1997
Ancient City of Athens
Free Web Graphics by Pam Bytes
The
Ancient City of Athens
Alphabet
Aisle: Free Graphics by Octagamm Web Design
Argos
Ann-S-Thesia's Aesthetic Pharmacy: The Visual Apothecary
GraphXIsle
Visit WinDough And Win $10,000 And MORE While You Work Or Surf!
Last Updated: 27 January 2001
Email-Lotto....Best Free Game on the Net!
Lotto 4 Cash....Let's Play "Lotto 4 Cash"
