Very little has changed in the 2,700 years since Homer composed his epic. Like Odysseus, we long for home, make mistakes and grieve the time we’ve lost. “The Odyssey” begins with a line asking the ...

Christopher Nolan will film scenes for The Odyssey on the Sicilian island where Homer’s Greek hero Odysseus came ashore. View ...

The Stella Artois spot, directed by Ben Affleck, sees the actor and soccer playing 'David & Dave,' estranged twins reunited ...

Near the end of poet Maria Zoccola's "Helen of Troy, 1993," the book's titular protagonist addresses the "gods of difficult ...

The University of Exeter put a trigger warning on two classic pieces of ancient Greek literature, Homer’s “The Iliad” and ...

Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later traditions.

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.

HOMER, Mich. (WOOD) — Deputies say they are looking into five separate fires in the village of Homer that seem to have been set intentionally. The fires took place over the past few months on ...

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Cohen’s poet-come-musician trajectory has undoubtedly influenced this. Opposed to crafting a poetic understanding of music retrospectively, Cohen forged his artistic legacy long before his music ...