James Sale
Author
James Sale has had over 50 books published, most recently, "Gods, Heroes and Us" (The Bruges Group, 2025). He has been nominated for the 2022 poetry Pushcart Prize, and won first prize in The Society of Classical Poets 2017 annual competition, performing in New York in 2019. His most recent poetry collection is “DoorWay.” For more information about the author, and about his Dante project, visit EnglishCantos.home.blog
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Why the Number 9 Signals Fulfillment and the Edge of Transformation
The significance of this last odd single-digit is found across cultures since time immemorial.
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Herakles and the Girdle of Hippolyta: When Trust Breaks Down
Herakles’s ninth labor reveals how fragile trust can be—and how quickly misunderstanding can turn a peaceful encounter into tragedy.
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Consulting Ancient Wisdom for the Price of Sight
Across myth, scripture, and literature, the loss of sight reveals a deeper truth: Only by surrendering illusion can we gain real vision.
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Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion
After completing tasks and goals, why do we still feel empty? This fortuitous number points to what comes next.
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Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes: When Appetite Turns Against Itself
In the eighth Labor, Herakles confronts a deeper evil: appetites twisted by human cruelty, embodied in the man-eating Mares of Diomedes.
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Herakles and the Cretan Bull: The Burden of Unmastered Power
The Seventh Labor of Herakles reveals that true strength lies not in domination but in mastering and carrying out power responsibly.
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Channeled Rage: Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar
In Herakles Fourth Labor, he learns a lesson that’s apt for modern times.
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Re-enchanting the World: The Mythic Power of Christmas
In an increasingly disenchanted world, Christmas is a reminder that hope, meaning, and wonder are still in our reach.
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Putting the Poetry Back Into Homer
Michael Solot’s new translation of ‘The Odyssey’ succeeds where others fail.
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Why the Number 9 Signals Fulfillment and the Edge of Transformation
The significance of this last odd single-digit is found across cultures since time immemorial.
|
Herakles and the Girdle of Hippolyta: When Trust Breaks Down
Herakles’s ninth labor reveals how fragile trust can be—and how quickly misunderstanding can turn a peaceful encounter into tragedy.
|
Consulting Ancient Wisdom for the Price of Sight
Across myth, scripture, and literature, the loss of sight reveals a deeper truth: Only by surrendering illusion can we gain real vision.
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Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion
After completing tasks and goals, why do we still feel empty? This fortuitous number points to what comes next.
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Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes: When Appetite Turns Against Itself
In the eighth Labor, Herakles confronts a deeper evil: appetites twisted by human cruelty, embodied in the man-eating Mares of Diomedes.
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Herakles and the Cretan Bull: The Burden of Unmastered Power
The Seventh Labor of Herakles reveals that true strength lies not in domination but in mastering and carrying out power responsibly.
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Channeled Rage: Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar
In Herakles Fourth Labor, he learns a lesson that’s apt for modern times.
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Re-enchanting the World: The Mythic Power of Christmas
In an increasingly disenchanted world, Christmas is a reminder that hope, meaning, and wonder are still in our reach.
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Putting the Poetry Back Into Homer
Michael Solot’s new translation of ‘The Odyssey’ succeeds where others fail.
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