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In Homer’s Odyssey, the episode of the witch Circe is one of the most deliciously intriguing of the epic. She is often ...
Political intrigue, swoon-worthy romance, fierce heroes, mythical creatures—the books on this list have it all! But most notably, all of these stories were inspired by the legends and folktales that ...
An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...
In the new film, the star plays a very toned but underfed Greek hero Odysseus who returns home to his wife Penelope, played by Juliette Binoche, after 20 years. Fitness guru Dan Avasilcai ...
The idea defines what makes Greek mythology fascinating, reminding us of the vast gap between ordinary humans and their often unpredictable gods. Greek gods had no ordinary blood. Credit: mcdarius, ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...