Christopher Nolan's ambitious next film, The Odyssey, finally delivers the sequel to Troy, Wolfgang Peterson's 2004 epic ...

The Amazons were said to inhabit a region near the Black Sea called Themiscyra. They lived apart from men, only engaging with ...

Michael Longley, the last survivor of a remarkable triumvirate of Northern Irish poets that included Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon, who was celebrated for the meditative beauty of his compact lyrics, ...

For those struggling to cope with Trump's flurry of executive orders, Simone Weil and 'The Iliad' offer useful guidance.

Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

The All-Star break arrives at an opportune time for the Milwaukee Bucks. Sitting four games over .500, they’ve lost six of their last eight games.  When it rain ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Since epic and tragic heroes are in positions of power, temperament and action mesh. The Greek hero Achilles’ clash with the Greek army’s commander Agamemnon at the outset of “The Iliad” is ...

The shoes that basketball legend Kobe Bryant wore when he tore his Achilles tendon during an ... Bryant stayed in the game against the Golden State Warriors to score two clutch free throws despite ...

The historic game took place on April 12, 2013, against the Golden State Warriors. Late in the fourth quarter, Bryant collapsed to the floor, clutching his left heel—an Achilles tear that should ...

Aries belongs in the world of Greek warriors, led by none other than Ares, the god of war. Just like Achilles, Aries charges into battle without a second thought, powered by raw passion and an ...