The Greek gods were an interesting lot. These were immortal beings who ruled over the land of Greece and possessed almost unlimited power. At the same time, they often acted all too human. They fell in love, enjoyed celebrating, and, as many souls lingering in Hades can attest, they all had tempers. Every now and ...
Considered by many to be the most outstanding architectural achievement of Golden Age Athens, the Parthenon served as a public meeting place as well as a temple in dedication to Athena. While it is often said to be the most important surviving building of classical Greece, it was not the first of its kind. About ...
The idea of a supreme being is something that is held at the centre of many belief systems and religions all around the world. The earth is constantly moving, our climate changes unpredictably, and human beings and civilizations are constantly developing and evolving. This begs the question, what is the cause of this? Some may ...
With the film award and festival seasons in full swing, movies have continuously been making news the past few months, with film’s grandest night taking place with the Academy Award ceremony on February 24. The award shows and more mainstream festivals predominately celebrate the accomplishments of male filmmakers, leaving the majority of female filmmakers, and ...
I have often wondered how spiders can weave such magical looking webs. They are often times so precise that it boggles the mind. Other times they are so unique that it seems virtually impossible. Perhaps the answer to that question lies within the Greek myth of Athena and Arachne. Although Athena always appreciated the cleverness ...
A guide that I created a while ago to ace a The Odyssey test: *May not contain every epithet, but lacks very few if any at all* Book One that man skilled in all ways of contending – Odysseus Peisenor’s son – Ops Polybos’ son – Eurymakhos Eupeithes’ son – Antinoos Ikarioss daughter – Penelope ...