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If you think Homer's poetry is stodgy and boring, you’ve never heard Emily Wilson's version
I remember just being astonished by the representations of the gods. The omnipresence of the gods in the world of the Iliad, ...
‘The Odyssey’ star says Christopher Nolan runs production like an ‘indie filmmaker’
John Leguizamo, who is starring in Christopher Nolan ’s forthcoming film adaptation of The Odyssey, has shared that while the ...
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Books That Promote Diversity and Inclusion
Books have a way of sparking empathy, drawing readers into the lives of characters who may be different from themselves -- or different from other characters in the story. Kids and teens walk in ...
How the Valmiki Ramayana is almost an encyclopaedia of Indian civilisation
Over two thousand years, the Ramayana has accumulated several layers, troubling both the liberal and the orthodox factions.
The new Folio Society book designs just dropped and I can't stop looking at them
The Folio Society has been making exquisite book cover art and illustrations for nearly 80 years now. And with its new Spring ...
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INTERVIEW: Welcome to a new ‘Iliad,’ this time set to ’80s synth
Photo: The Trojans finds a group of warehouse workers reliving their high school glory days. Photo courtesy of Loading Dock ...
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World Poetry Day: Ancient Greece’s Classics, From Homer to Sappho’s Poems
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
½ The Return is worth watching for Fiennes and Binoche
The Return, which reunites Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes for the first time since the 1996 Oscar winner The English ...
There’s no way this is going to be a straightforward ‘action epic,’ right?
While it may seem like an offbeat choice for Christopher Nolan to be adapting Homer's The Odyssey into a movie, it actually ...
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Ambrosia and Nectar: The Food of the Greek Gods
Ambrosia and nectar were the food and drink of the gods symbolizing the divine nature and immortality of the Olympians.
Go Ask Dad's (Un)Common Prayers
From morning coffee rituals to the chaos of carpool lines and the sacred moments of bedtime, Andrew Taylor-Troutman shares ...