#classiscs

In a profile on her feminist engagement, this article refers to the esteemed Cambridge scholar Mary Beard as ‘Ms. Beard’ rather than ‘Dr. Beard’ or, more rightly, ‘Professor Beard’. So... proving her point?

So, I'm in several classics classes now that I'm in college: ancient Greek, classic mythology, and daily life in Ancient Rome. My Greek teacher decided that we were going to have a costume contest in class today, so I dressed as Lou Ellen (daughter of Hecate) from the Percy Jackson series. Tehre was a Gandolf the Great, three Medusas, a modern Aphrodite, an Antigone, a Lupa, a fem-Kristoff, a Medea - who I pointed out that I was distantly related too - a Helen of Troy, and an Apollo. Medusa 1 (who had turned herself to stone), Media, and Helen of Troy won the contest. The funny part was that Medusa 3 had slips of paper that read "you got stoned" for anyone who kept eye contact for more  than five seconds. My Greek professor is so awesome that when she was given one of the slips of paper, she keeled over onto her podium.