Many have traced the contemporary conception of a mermaid to the ancient Greek figure of the siren, despite the fact that ...

Yet the beach was not all bad for the Greeks. Because the beach acted as a bridge between sea and land, the Greeks thought ...

For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they ...

Which is why there is The Odyssey, the ancient Greek epic penned by Homer that has inspired countless storytellers for a very ...

Odysseus played an influential role as a strategist and advisor. The war lasted more than 10 years until the Greeks retreated from their camp, leaving a large, wooden horse outside the gates of Troy.

Based on Homer's legendary epic, one of the oldest surviving stories in literature, Nolan's The Odyssey tells the story of ...

More than 100 coins from ancient cities, minted in different ancient Greek city-states and dated from the 3rd century BCE to the 2nd century CE, were found at the excavation site.

Throughout the centuries, Homer's works, particularly The Odyssey, inspired artists and influenced the subject matter of ...

Outside of his home, Odysseus was a warrior; he cannot truly return until he remembers how to be a king, a father, a husband and a son. Individualism vs. the hero Odysseus’ famous homecoming – his ...