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Jane Harrison

“The Bears revolution has made me so happy—it is the best and biggest thing the War has brought and does justify our faith in them and it is splendid that there has been so little bloodshed.”

- Jane Harrison
Walter Benjamin’s Niobe and “Mythic Violence”

Walter Benjamin’s Niobe and “Mythic Violence”

Posted on Jul 2, 2024 in Guest blog

­­­Proud of her ability to bear many children, Niobe — daughter of Tantalus, wife of Amphion — taunted the titan goddess Leto, who had mothered only two children, Apollo and Artemis. Leto’s children punished Niobe for her hubristic act by killing all of her children. On seeing this tragedy unfold, Niobe’s husband Amphion either killed […]