Both art forms encourage us, the listeners, to react, reflect and ultimately select with which speaker to side.

The UK approach was more Achilles than Odysseus — bold, idealistic, and driven by a sense of moral indignation. Instead of backstopping its banks, the British state took large stakes in them. RBS ...

This armor wasn't just for show. It could have seen deadly combat during the epic Trojan War.

Ancient Greece is known for its mythology, which enshrined tales of mighty warriors, here are the finest that Greek mythology ...

There's always been a deep-seated rejection of monarchy in Greece, favoring accountable, accessible leaders over distant, ...

Mr. Mendelsohn, the author of “An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic,” recently published a new translation of the ...

The Greek epic poem The Odyssey is attributed to Homer and is often described as the sequel to The Iliad. The Odyssey picks ...

According to the legendary epic poem by Homer, the Trojan War was one of the most destructive in Greek history. It involved ...

Wondering how he achieved the physique of Achilles? Keep reading. The 2004 epic historical action film Troy is loosely based on Homer’s poem The Iliad, which explores themes of war, love ...

Epic of the Earth: Reading Homer’s Iliad in the Fight for a Dying World by Edith Hall sees the signs of environmental collapse amid the adventures of Achilles. Hall begins by tracing the poem’s ...