In 2021, I received my BA with Honours from UBC in the AMNE Department (then called CNRS). My thesis focused on a comparison of my translation of the Homeric Hymn to Gaia with 11 others, looking most closely at the nuanced ways in which prepositions were interpreted. I then discussed the Mother Goddess debate of the last century and a half and situated the Hymn within it, as Gaia had previously been excluded.

I was then a part-time student, part-time worker, developing research interests based on ancient perceptions of animal intelligence. I have found intriguing information about Roman views of octopi that I believe reveal much about understandings of the natural world as well as ancient peoples’ subconscious views about themselves and others. Now that I am a full-time MA student, I am so excited to delve deeper into this topic and many more!

Research Interests

• Gender and Sexuality
• Animals and Nature
• Homeric Hymns
• Greek Theatre