Aquila – Can Silvanus Escape That God?
Silvanus is angry. Perplexed. Afraid.
Angry that his dad made him undertake this precarious trek. Perplexed about the future. Afraid of the fearful stone god, Aquila the Avenger, who haunts him wherever he goes.
His dream? Escape his island prison and discover the wide world. Read more.
Posts about Aquila
Not quite as old as Silvanus’ map
This is a copper engraving by the Dutch artists Willem Janszoon and Joan Blaeu, based on Giovanni Antonio Magini’s original…
Of Gods and Demons
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Who would have thought it?
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Show or tell?
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An inspiring walk
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Virna’s attempted rape – a reading
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