Director Nicole Kassell blends mythology and modern feminism in Netflix's 'Sirens,' crafting a seductive, psychological drama ...

Scholars acknowledge that some legends from Greek mythology are strikingly similar to stories from the Bible. According to some theories, a few individual characters from the Bible might also appear ...

Madeline Miller, author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Circe,” and Jeff announces the January ...

A Special Opportunity to Befriend a Hippogriff! Prior to zooming through the Forbidden Forest and past Hagrid’s Hut, you must first learn how to properly greet the temperamental hippogriff. With the ...

This course offers an introduction to Greek and Roman mythology through an examination of the gods, goddesses, and heroes presented in the Greek and Roman art and literature. The course looks at the ...

An ancient Greek army depended on a variety of sources of food. Credit: Elliott Sadourny / CC BY-SA 3.0 /Nickfraser / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Grant Mitchell / CC BY 2.0 / Danangtrihartanto / CC BY-SA 4.0 / ...

Political intrigue, swoon-worthy romance, fierce heroes, mythical creatures—the books on this list have it all! But most notably, all of these stories were inspired by the legends and folktales that ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

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