Tag: rome

May 31, 2026

The Weird Taboos of a Roman High Priest

If you’re applying to become Jupiter’s next high priest (flamen Dialis), you best get rid of your dog and pick up a swear jar now. Because either Jupiter was an extremely fussy god-king with undiagnosed OCD, or he must have loved to stack taboos on his priests like Jenga blocks. Here are ten of the…

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John William Godward - Mischief and Repose (1895)
March 31, 2026

5 Epic Artworks That Inspired My Roman Mythology Novel

Currently, I’m in the throes of editing The Last Goddess after a wild misadventure that involved three different dev readers (that’s a doozy of a story* I’ll dig into another day). To keep me centered, I return to these five epic pieces of artwork that vibe with Roman gods running amok during the early Renaissance…

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