Ancient Greek mythology is far more than a collection of fantastical stories—it is a mirror of how the ancient Greeks understood the world, human nature, and the forces that shaped their lives. At the ...

When I was 8 or 9 years old, my uncle and aunt gave me a copy of D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, a standard-bearer for children’s folklore that was originally published in 1962. I was immediately ...

While researching for my Ph.D., I decided to delve into Greek mythology to determine whether I could find a story that could illuminate my understanding of mothering and my interest in maternal ...

Mythology has often been the source of material for various interpretations, particularly in film and TV. It’s easy to see why this would be the case. Not only are mythological stories deeply ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

You’ve probably heard of Dionysus, an Olympian god with a reputation for being a badass. What you didn’t know about him, however, is that he’s also your new androgynous goddess, ready to liberate all ...

Greek mythology, literature, and art have influenced artists to this day. Painting of the sacrifice of Iphigeneia by her father, Agamemnon. Credit: Giovanni Batista Tiepolo / Public Domain Greek ...

There’s no question that Greek mythology is prevalent in modern storytelling. Whether it’s the Percy Jackson book series, Broadway musicals, or video games, figures of these ancient stories are ...

Kaos is a modern-day, darkly comic reworking of Greek myth. If, like me, you got hooked on it, you might be wondering what was actually taken from myth and what was creative license taken by Kaos’s ...

I read George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” sometimes hailed as the greatest British novel, in a rain forest in western Indonesia. I was there as a graduate student, spending my days slogging through mud and ...