Conception
For whatever reason, people have often asked me for tips on studying and efficiency, so Antaeus was conceived as joint effort to compile all my writings on efficiency and for me to learn and practice HTML and CSS. The driving push for Antaeus came from Dan Kang, someone who I really look up to and co-taught Princeton’s Introduction to Side Projects class.
You can access the individual Antaeus modules under the “Antaeus” category on the right navigation panel, or you can find it in its full, original glory here. Or you can download a PDF version of Antaeus here.
Creation
I based Antaeus off of Project Zero from Code4Startup. I highly recommend you to look at Code4Startup if you’re interested in learning how to create a website landing page, as I had no previous exposure to HTML/CSS before designing Antaeus. It really does not take much to learn how to design a modern, clean webpage through bootstrapping.
Etymology
In Greek mythology, Antaeus was the son of Poseidon and Gaea (Earth). He would challenge travelers to wrestling matches to the death, and every time he was thrown to the ground, he would rise back stronger, due to his Earth mother’s power. I strive to be like Antaeus — not the murderous psychopath part — in the fact that every time I fall, I rise again.
Thanks
I’d like to thank all the numerous people who have looked over Antaeus and given me critiques, and also those who have urged me on and given me the impetus to persevere onwards. Antaeus has turned out better than I ever thought it would.