Classicsness

“Box” is a Latin Word

A word that seems so typically English as “box” actually originates in Latin...

Mar 11, 2025 • Classicsness

Does the Name “Carmen” Come From Latin?

No, but “charm” does!

Mar 11, 2025 • Classicsness

July 2024

Achilles and Patroclus: Cousins or Lovers?

The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus changes depending on the sources...

Jul 22, 2024 • Classicsness

May 2024

The Cattle of Helios

This is a chapter of "The Wanderings of Odysseus" by C. Witt & F. Younghusband.

May 24, 2024 • Classicsness

December 2023

Odysseus Talks With Achilles and Others in the Underworld

This is a chapter from Evergreen Stories by W. M. L. Hutchinson, available to read for free.

Dec 3, 2023 • Classicsness

Odysseus Talks With Teiresias and His Mother in the Underworld

This is a chapter from Evergreen Stories by W. M. L. Hutchinson, available to read for free.

Dec 2, 2023 • Classicsness

November 2023

The Happiest Man — The Story of Solon, Croesus, and Cyrus

This is a chapter from Evergreen Stories by W. M. L. Hutchinson, available to read for free.

Nov 23, 2023 • Classicsness

Odysseus and His Men Arrive at Aeaea

This is a chapter from Evergreen Stories by W. M. L. Hutchinson, available to read for free.

Nov 18, 2023 • Classicsness

July 2023

The Vision of Er

This is a chapter from Evergreen Stories by W. M. L. Hutchinson, available to read for free.

Jul 6, 2023 • Classicsness

June 2023

Grimm’s Law for Dummies

What's with English "have", German "haben", and Latin "habere" being so similar?

Jun 15, 2023 • Classicsness

Circe: The Beautiful Enchantress and the Pigs

This is a chapter from "Once Upon A Time: Children’s Stories From The Classics" by Blanche Winder, available for free.

Jun 5, 2023 • Classicsness

October 2022

Sir, Ser, Senior, Señor

Are they really connected, or is the similarity just a coincidence?

Oct 31, 2022 • Classicsness