#ClassicsTober II: Return of the Prompt

It’s the 2nd annual #ClassicsTober starting TOMORROW!

It was so inspiring and exciting to see all your writing, photos, artwork and more last year, and Dr Cora Beth and I can’t wait to see what this year will yield…

Here’s the prompt graphic – please save and share it if you’re taking part! (Remember to add Alt Text if you can please!)

#ClassicsTober ‘22 prompts:

Coin
Script
Three
Threshold
Knowledge
Bough
Katabasis
Octopodes
Feat
Psyche 
Priestess
Simile
Serpentine
Luna
Monument
Nekiya
Bronze
Vine
Warrior
Transformation
Cult
Mother
Pathos 
Idol
Lamp
Bacchanalia
Epithet 
Ancestor
Return
Offering
Sarcophagus
(I hope you like the background – it’s from my Ancient Greek Mythical Creatures book and collection!)

It was such a fantastic ride last year! Please do join in – it doesn’t have to be drawing! Any medium, including video, poetry, photography, or even selections from ancient texts and tablets, is welcome! And it doesn’t have to be Greece or Rome – any Ancient Med culture is welcome! (I like to learn please)

Remember to share your posts with the #ClassicsTober hashtag across social media (Instagram and Twitter particularly) so everyone can see! Add ALT text wherever you can!

ClassicsTober for Schools!

Our friend Charlie at Maximum Classics has developed ClassicsTober into a drawing challenge for schools! Each day’s word prompt will have background information to inspire art or just read for interest. You can read all about it here, and join in with your classes!

https://maximumclassics.com/classics-tober-22/

Prompts:

Here are the prompts in text format so you can copy and paste them into a .doc or your Notes or however you like to keep information handy!

  1. Coin
  2. Script
  3. Three
  4. Threshold
  5. Knowledge
  6. Bough
  7. Katabasis
  8. Octopodes
  9. Feat
  10. Psyche
  11. Priestess
  12. Simile
  13. Serpentine
  14. Luna
  15. Monument
  16. Nekiya
  17. Bronze
  18. Vine
  19. Warrior
  20. Transformation
  21. Cult
  22. Mother
  23. Pathos
  24. Idol
  25. Lamp
  26. Bacchanalia
  27. Epithet
  28. Ancestor
  29. Return
  30. Offering
  31. Sarcophagus

Ready? Set… GO!

A screenshot of Dr Cora Beth Fraser’s Twitter account, with a tweet about getting her desk set up in readiness for the challenge. A picture below shows a wooden desk with mugs full of drawing and painting apparatus, and lots of small rounders of paper that have been painted interesting colours…

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