The English word "tantalize" comes from the iconic Greek myth of Tantalus, an ancient Greek king who faced a brutal ...
Songs and music activities for KS2 pupils aged 7 - 11 exploring the civilisation and myths of Ancient Greece. Includes six ...
One of the most intriguing myths of ancient Greece is that of the Minotaur on the island of Crete, the bull-headed human-animal hybrid of Greek mythology. The story of the bestial Minotaur trapped in ...
Twins in ancient Greece and Rome were seen as divine signs or dangerous omens, revealing deep cultural fears about birth, ...
Joel Christensen is a professor of classical studies at Brandeis. This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Living on the North Shore in Boston in the fall brings the gorgeous turning of ...
How did the ancient Greeks think about technology? Were they techno-optimists or pessimists? How do their myths – of Pandora, Odysseus, Talos, and Icarus – parallel to the technological possibilities ...
The staggering numbers of mass shootings in the U.S. mark our collective failure to restrain our most destructive impulses and to cultivate our constructive ones. More than 3,000 years ago, the ...
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"Kaos" includes many hidden references to ancient myths through Easter eggs in each scene. The show explores the interpretations of prophecies and intertwines them with tales of the Greek deities.