Antiquity to Renaissance

the Sampo — a mysterious artifact forged by the smith-god Ilmarinen, source of endless abundance. Sampo's nature is never fully defined — part mill, part cosmic axis, ...

Think about the superpower You declared last week that You want to have. It's year 2070 and You fully developed it and use it. Your grand-children and/or students ask You to the...

Cosmos as a living being — created by a divine craftsman (*Demiurge*). Blending of ΜΥΘΟΣ and ΛΟΓΟΣ: a “likely story” (*eikôs muthos*) explaining the universe. Mathema...

Combines Jewish apocalyptic motifs with Greco-Roman symbolism — the empire recast as beast-machine. Cosmic imaginery: stars fall, beasts rise, heavens open. Mythic ar...

Lucian of Samostata, 2nd century AD. Often called the first science-fiction narrative — a voyage beyond Earth. Begins with a confession of lying; uses humot to expose ...

A structured journey through the cosmos — from infernal depth to celestial infinity. Maps medieval cosmology with mathematical precision: concentric spheres, planetary ...