Aôthen Magazine
@AothenMagazine
A print+online #literarymagazine dedicated to the Ancient Mediterranean 🔆 Tweets by Samantha (EIC) & Kaitlin 🧡
A huge thank you to @WorkClassicists, and to all of you who have supported us as we grow and learn as a #litmag 🧡




#Throwback to our very first issue, published in 2022. Can you believe it's been three years already? We still can't stop (re)reading it. 🤎 #amreading #poetrycommunity #indielit #mythology #classics buff.ly/JB8mava
"Go to the place between dreams, / where a woman’s mild voice looms." #amreading #poetry #poetscommunity #mythology #classics buff.ly/hiinFCI
Spoken by the Chorus. ☀️ #antigone #literature #amreading #classics

“Antigone: archives of grief I see falling upon this house.” — Sophocles' Antigonik, trans. Anne Carson. #classics #classicalstudies #poetry #antigone
If you haven't voted yet, please do so! parthenonuk.com/latest-news/10… #reunitetheparthenonmarbles #theindependent #readerpoll
We're still dreaming of last winter's issue full of fantastical art and writing. 🤎 Read now! #amreading #indielit #indiewriters #amwriting #poetrycommunity #classics buff.ly/ByC0Ev5
"Tell me about your history, the one to come." #amreading #poetryfriday #poetscommunity #classics buff.ly/PsjHzPo
🔆 Joel Harris takes us along for an account of the Sicilian campaign posed against modern Italy. 🔗 Read: buff.ly/WhWLLu2

A powerful statement by #Antigone. 🤍 #litmag #amreading #poetry #classicalstudies

"A poet's translation reveals the strength of matriarchs in a patriarchal tale." Thanks to Tzivia Gover for Genesis 21: 1-21! We so enjoyed reading their #translation and process. 🤍 buff.ly/lNskJoP
My poem, "If Only Orpheus Had Read Carson," was just accepted for Issue 9 in @AothenMagazine ! So excited to read everyone's pieces in this issue 🩷
“Antigone: Death needs to have Death's laws obeyed." — Sophocles' Antigonik, trans. Anne Carson.
Curious about what kind of work we publish? Wanting to read something inspired by #mythology? Then look no further than our previous issues, all available on our website. 🤎 #amreading #poetrycommunity #poetscorner #classics #indielit buff.ly/p3CLa3G
"mother, cast-off ex-wife, witch, weaver of the poisoned robe, deadly gift." #amreading #classicalstudies #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetscorner buff.ly/BQHCwYG
Spoken by Antigone to Kreon. ☀️ #antigone #poetry #ancientgreece #classics #classicalstudies #litmag

"Men have always and will always go to war when they already have enough." Thanks to Taylor Catalana for this poignant article on #literary reimaginings of #TrojanWar. Read here now: buff.ly/FYoBWvI
Love this mission. ⚡️
Hi! We're Aôthen, a magazine that publishes a wide range of work on the ancient Mediterranean. We aim to make classics more accessible for all through creative expression. You can read our previous issues & learn more about us here: buff.ly/3gjRWQG
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Hi! We're Aôthen, a magazine that publishes a wide range of work on the ancient Mediterranean. We aim to make classics more accessible for all through creative expression. You can read our previous issues & learn more about us here: buff.ly/3gjRWQG