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[Illustration by Benjamin Leddy.] The recent discovery of evidence of sacrifice to a pre-Greek, pre-Zeus deity enhances our understandin...

[Construction paper, ink, colored pencil, twine, by James Leddy]

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For anyone in the "downstate Illinois" area, there's a terrific exhibit at the Krannert Art Museum, "Apocalypse Then: Images of Destruction,...

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