Classics

Annika Reff
A.B. Classics, Departmental Honors
Thesis
The Diary of Medusa: Reimagining Myths of Rape and Transformation in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Biography
Annika is from California. She is graduating with Honors in Classics from Brown University. Her senior thesis, “The Diary of Medusa”, reimagines Ovid’s myth through a contemporary lens, blending fiction and scholarship to explore trauma, voice, and institutional betrayal. In the fall, she will begin a master’s degree in Health, Medicine, and Society at the University of Cambridge. After that, she plans to pursue a career in law to advocate for more just and equitable food systems. She would like to thank the Classics Department for a wonderful four years.
Awards
Lucius Lyon Thesis Prize (2025)