Clio, from the tarocchi · Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, before 1467 · Cleveland Museum of Art 1924.432.19

Myths “never happened, but always are.”1 Persephone goes down again this autumn. She’ll be back in spring.

Stories

Stories

Short myths about everyday things, each with its painting and its source.

Essays

The long reads. Scroll, and the paintings tell the story with you.

1 Sallustius, a philosopher of the 300s, On the Gods and the World 4, Gilbert Murray 1925.