CRACKED MYTHS
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SATOR SQUARE
One of my big towers will stand on a SATOR square which is an ancient 5 by 5 Latin word grid. This grid consists of five five-letter words: SATOR, AREPO, TENET, OPERA, and ROTAS. Sator: Sower, planter, or creator Arepo: Most likely a proper name or even an invented word Tenet: Keeps Opera: Work or endeavors Rotas: Wheels or ploughs…
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ODSSEUS AND THE TROJAN HORSE
The Trojan Horse is rather smaller than I imagined so I am making two green wheelie bins for it to be hidden behind. ‘Whilst you were out we delivered this package….’
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SPLASH QUITE UNNOTICED
“unsignificantly off the coast there was a splash quite unnoticed this was Icarus drowning” This wonderful verse from the American poet William Carlos Williams had to be included. He took inspiration from a painting by Pieter Bruegel.
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ARIADNE AND THE MAZE
The short story of Ariadne Ariadne was a princess from Crete and the daughter of King Minos and Queen Pasiphae. She fell involve with the Athenian hero, Theseus. She gave him a ball of thread to help him navigate the Labyrinth and defeat the Minotor. So far, I have a maze, Ariadne, the red cord is…
