{"id":1027,"date":"2008-05-22T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-22T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2008-05-22T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-22T21:00:00","slug":"the-theoi-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1027","title":{"rendered":"The Theoi Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Theoi Project is a site for &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoi.com\/\">exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art<\/a>. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">theoi<\/span>), spirits (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">daimones<\/span>), fabulous creatures (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">theres<\/span>) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Want a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoi.com\/Tree0.html\">family tree of the gods<\/a>? It&#8217;s here. And here is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoi.com\/Cult\/HekateCult.html\">cultus page for Hekate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Theoi Project is a site for &#8220;exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion.&#8221; Want a family tree of the gods? 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Yes, your fourth-grader might end up at a liberal arts college like Bryn Mawr and join the Pagan\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"education\"","block_context":{"text":"education","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=education"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":259,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=259","url_meta":{"origin":1027,"position":4},"title":"\"Addicted\" to Greek mythology There\u2026","author":"Chas S. Clifton","date":"September 8, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Addicted\" to Greek mythology There are days when I feel like we are still intellectually in the 4th century C.E. Consider this little flap over \"Classical education\" and the danger of becoming \"addicted to Greek mythology.\" To read the article by Christian-homeschooling celebrity Elizabeth Smith that started it, go here\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5147,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=5147","url_meta":{"origin":1027,"position":5},"title":"On Bringing back the Olympian Gods","author":"Chas S. Clifton","date":"January 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"This went around a couple of weeks ago, but\u00a0 I never blogged it. Now I have. 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