In the Iliad, did Homer really describe the type of warfare common to the Mycenaean Era? Or was he describing the warfare of ...
He poured the drink, going from right to left, for all the other gods, drawing off sweet nectar from the mixing bowl.” It ...
I remember just being astonished by the representations of the gods. The omnipresence of the gods in the world of the Iliad, ...
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
In Troy, wine was far from being reserved solely for the rich and powerful, indicating that it was an element present in the ...
Is there any evidence that king Atreus of Mycenae really existed? Can he be identified with the Attarsiya of ancient Hittite ...
Researchers have found chemical evidence of wine consumption in ancient Troy, confirming a theory by Heinrich Schliemann.
Photo: The Trojans finds a group of warehouse workers reliving their high school glory days. Photo courtesy of Loading Dock ...
The Return, Uberto Pasolini’s adaptation of The Odyssey’s closing episode, does away with all that. The Olympians make no appearance here. Odysseus and his wife, Penelope, are on their own, handling ...