Classical Greek texts feature many examples of mortals acting against advice and experiencing adverse consequences, such as Icarus flying too close to the sun or Pandora opening a box containing evils ...

Lake Zurich High School’s “The Foul Mess in Thebes” is described as an “edgy and fast-paced Greek tragedy that challenges the status quo and sheds new light on the idea of community” by Kelly Johnson, ...

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SOUTH BEND -- “Why do we dream?” read Chaliyah Brown as she portrayed Semele, a Greek goddess. “Aphrodite’s potion sent mortals into a death-like sleep, which saddened Prometheus, the father of human ...

Joel Christensen is an associate professor of classical studies at Brandeis. This article is republished from The Conversation. America’s divisions are old. Politically and socially, they are rooted ...

Understanding ancient mythology is essential to truly comprehending all forms of classical art. Whether it be painting, sculpture, literature or drama; all analytical, intellectual and emotional roads ...

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Few literary books this year are as highly anticipated as Greek Lessons, the latest novel by Han Kang to be translated into English. After Kang's Booker Prize-winning novel The Vegetarian and the ...

Are Greek gods just automatically camptastic? The Immortals looks like it will push mythological glitter to its absolute limits — but there’s been a long history of insanely goofy movies about ...