A vast, sweeping book that tackles all of Greekness: its myths, its deities.

Reading note

The Wedding of Cadmo and Harmonia

by Roberto Calasso — read in October 2025

A vast, sweeping book that tackles all of Greekness: its myths, its deities. It starts with the beginning, then digs even deeper into the myth. A recurring phrase as chapter openings, often held together by subtle threads of assonance is "How did all of this begin?"

Calasso's journey continues, with another fire and another geography, in Il cacciatore celeste.