As he declares in his own defence, Socrates’ more formidable adversary, the one that will finally prevail, is the long shadow cast into the minds and hearts of his contemporaries, …
The heroic ideal pervades classical and modern culture, assuming many different forms over the centuries, and yet owing much of its influence to ancient Greek and Roman literature. In Western …
A common thread exists between the various myths of different cultures, an underlying connection which ties these disparate worlds together. These parallels are evident both in ancient and contemporary stories, …
Dionysus is a very well known figure from Greek mythology, as the God of wine and debauchery his image has persisted even to this modern day. He is often represented …
The Titanomachy The Olympian Gods are some of the most well-known deities of Western mythology, however they did not hold power over the universe since the beginning of time. According …
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Harry Potter is undoubtedly one of the best selling books in the world and, like …
Borges’ Myth of the Cretan Minotaur The House of Asterion is a short, fantasy story that retells the classical myth of the Cretan Minotaur from an alternate perspective, written by …
The feeling we get when we look up on a clear night to a sky full of stars, is one which is hard to describe. Somewhere between wonder and awe, …
Anyone who has seen Disney’s Hercules will remember the sassy and delightfully talented narrators of the film, but the focus is not on the muses themselves so here are a few …
Birth Acrisius, the King of Argos, heard from the Oracle of Delphi that a son born from his daughter was destined to kill him. Struck by fear Acrisius locked his …
