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 ...

A vase from ancient Greek civilization depicts Apollo consulting the oracle of Delphi. G. Dagli Orti/DeAgostini Collection via Getty Images Most of us take big and small risks in our lives every day.

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, ...

Nauplius, son of Poseidon, avenged his son Palamedes and shaped Greek myth, strategy, and the legacy of Nafplio.

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 ...

Dryads, also called hamadryads, are legendary creatures from Greek mythology. They are said to be the spirits of oak trees and take the form of a beautiful young woman. Dryads were originally the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Iris Ding. As a child, I loved Greek mythology. My first exposure to Greek mythology was ...

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 ...

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 ...

In an interesting recent article in Foreign Affairs, Josiah Ober - a leading academic expert on ancient Greek democracy - argues that there is much we can learn from the Greek experience that could be ...