The ancient Greeks would have enjoyed current controversies about the 'historical accuracy' of Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of The Odyssey. The Greeks loved arguing about the 'truth' of Homer's ...
07.15.2026 Yahoo.com and 3 sites
In Greek mythology, when Paris, a prince of Troy, abducted—or, as some sources say, eloped with—Helen, Queen of Sparta, an alliance of Greek city-states sailed across the Aegean to lay siege to the gr...
07.15.2026 Mentalfloss.com
What was once thought to be the death mask of Agamemnon. Image: Shutterstock A journey through the ruins, battlefields and legends of the Aegean By Bryony Cottam A top a windy ridge, separated from th...
07.13.2026 Geographical.co.uk
The price to pay for apathy in public affairs (elections) is to be ruled by evil men (Plato in “The Republic”) By Dr. Jim Ferguson Most know the story of the Trojan horse from Homer’s epic poem, “The ...
07.14.2026 Knoxfocus.com
You know the story of the Trojan Horse, of course, because you've read Homer's Iliad , the epic poem about the Trojan War, right? No, because you haven't read it, and also because the Trojan Horse isn't in the Iliad . But you know the story of how the Greeks won the war against the city of Troy after ten years by leaving a gift of a massive wooden horse behind, which the Trojans accepted and brought into the city gates, not realizing it was full of Greek soldiers. It only makes sense the Trojans...
07.13.2026 Neatorama.com