The Folio Society has been making exquisite book cover art and illustrations for nearly 80 years now. And with its new Spring ...

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

John Leguizamo, who is starring in Christopher Nolan ’s forthcoming film adaptation of The Odyssey, has shared that while the ...

Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site ... George Chapman’s English translations of the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey”: “Then felt I like some watcher of the ...

Ambrosia and nectar were the food and drink of the gods symbolizing the divine nature and immortality of the Olympians.

Hay Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 38th spring edition in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, with more than 600 events over 11 days, 22 May–1 June 2025.

Oklahoma Shakespeare is launching its 41st season with the Sooner State premiere of the intimate and affecting new show "Penelope," composer Alex Bechtel's musical re-telling of "The Odyssey" created ...

An example I often cite is the latter half of the Homeric Odyssey. Scholars have long puzzled ... If he understood the Iliad, he would see that one of the primary messages of its central plot ...

I remember just being astonished by the representations of the gods. The omnipresence of the gods in the world of the Iliad, ...