Homer's language, used in his epic poems, which laid the foundations of Western literature, was never spoken but echoes in ...

Gods and goddesses join the fray and continue to drive the tides of war. Paris tries to end the bloody battle in a single one on one fight but it ... Greek - Extra Mythology - Part 3. ...

In a new remount of Charles Newell's critically acclaimed 2011 production, Timothy Edward Kane brings blistering rage to this one-man tour de force.

Madeline Miller’s hit 2011 novel The Song of Achilles, which reimagines The Iliad, sparked an enduring literary trend. In the decade-plus since, novels that put a new spin on Greek epics like ...

From Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing series to the resurgence of Wicked, fantasy books have all but taken over the best-sellers lists as of late. And if you’re one of the readers who’s been gobbling them ...

There are other potential candidates in the Greek army, including the bloodthirsty and cocksure Diomedes, who battles the gods themselves, or the whiny, insufferable Thersites.

Translation of: Götter- und Heldensagen der Griechen in der spätarchaischen Kunst. München : Hirmer, 1978. Contents The birth of Athena -- Children of the gods -- The erotic impulse -- The return of ...

Emily Wilson's new translation of The Iliad offers fresh insights into an ancient text – she discusses Homer's epic poem with the author Natalie Haynes.

Emily Wilson’s translation of the “Iliad” brings Homer’s great war story to rousing new life. By Natalie Haynes Natalie Haynes is the author, most recently, of the novel “Stone Blind ...