Parnassus: Classical Journal
Parnassus is an undergraduate journal related to the study of the ancient world. Published by the College of the Holy Cross in conjunction with the Classics Department, the mission of Parnassus is to share the passion of Holy Cross students from all majors for the ancient world. All pieces aim to be generally understandable, allowing the field to be more accessible to non-specialists in the community.
Volumes 1-6 were published in slightly different format and may be found at this link: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/parnassus/.
Current Volume: Volume 12 (2025) Parnassus Classical Journal
Complete Issue
Parnassus: Classical Journal (Volume 12, 2025)
Parnassus Contributors
Articles
Female Power in the Near East
Angela Pham
Horace’s Romanitas
Griffin Blood
De Amicitia and Seneca’s Letter 6: Seeking Betterness
Rebekah Powers
Attraction, Aversion, and Aggression: Dynamics of Violence in Artistic Representations of Medusa
Caroline Boardman
Sappho in Translation and Text
Ilia Kolesnikov
Bloodlines and Bloodied Lines: Agency and the Violation of Boundaries in Lucan’s Pharsalia
Lilly Baumfeld
Analysis of Winged Genie with Pail and Date-Palm Spathe
Caroline Heinze
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editors
Alexandra Berardelli and Matthew MacDonald
Creative Works
Euripides’ Bacchae, 1165-1180
Jango Janigian
Joining the Symposium
Matthew MacDonald
Poetry
Los gatos pompeyanos
Éowyn Bailey
When Pygmalion Heavenward Cast His Sight
Parnassus Classical Journal
Photography
Helios' Wink
Jango Janigian
A Seaside Bowl: What the Tide Brought In
Emma Louise Crain
Sol Peers Through the Oculus
Jango Janigian
Art
Sketch of Venus de Milo
Laura Yap
Titian’s “Rape of Europa”
Emma Louise Crain
Exploring Babylon
Laura Yap
Alexandra Berardelli ‘25
Matthew MacDonald '27
- Editorial Board
- Lilly Baumfeld ‘27
- Griffin Blood ‘26
- Emma Louise Crain ‘25
- Liam Offer ‘27
- Marisa O'Malley '26
- Rebekah Powers '28
- Lilian Wasmund '28
- Associate Editor
- Tess Patti ‘26
- Copy Editors
- Emma Louise Crain ‘25
- Lilian Wasmund ‘28
- Cover Art
- Matthew MacDonald ‘27
- Faculty Advisor
- Timothy Joseph