Seth, a Dynamic and Enigmatic God
By Will Byun
Multiple debates concern the true nature of Seth, Son of Nut. Since he is described as the god of confusion and disorder (te Velde, “Seth”), one may be tempted to compare him to Loki of Norse mythology, or even perhaps to Hermes of the Greeks, both notorious for being mischievous tricksters. However, Seth’s character is more complicated than this…
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The Ethics of Excess: Food and Satire
By Clare Kearns
Food and eating have always figured prominently in the work of satirists. That food plays upon the somatic realism of satire is evident, but the relationship between food and satire’s moral criticism is more slippery. What, if anything, makes food consumption an appropriate vehicle for the satirist’s moral commentary, rather than other forms of consumption and excess?
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A Window’s View into Egyptian Society
By Maria Murad
This window featured in the Penn Museum was once cemented in the walls of the Palace of Merenptah. The palace, along with the window, was built during Merenptah’s reign from 1213 to 1204 BCE in the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt’s New Kingdom. In order to understand the significance of the images and function of the window, it is important to consider the context in which the window was created…
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Travel Diary: the Tennessee Undergraduate Classics Research Conference
By Rachel Winicov
Earlier this semester I had the opportunity to experience the study of Classics outside the walls of Penn. With the support of the Penn College of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant program and the University of Tennessee Knoxville Classics Department, I traveled to Knoxville, TN on February 22nd, for the Eighth Annual Tennessee Undergraduate Classics Research Conference (TUCRC).
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