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In defense of Demeter (who seems constantly villainized in recent interpretations)
So, my family is Greek, and my grandmother, who grew up in Athens, was named Urania. And funnily enough, I’m now in university majoring in Astrophysics. I’ve always found that coincidence kind of funny and this is a cool aesthetic!
(Also, Urania is pronounced like Oo-rah-nee-uh, if anyone wonders)
Urania
everyday my mind spirals more and more with my passion for greek mythology, ancient history, and literature <3
“We men are wretched things”
- Homer, The Iliad
“The gods envy us. They envy us because we are mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed.”
- Homer, The Iliad