Roughly 3,500 years ago, a woman was buried in a royal cemetery in present-day Greece. Now, we can imagine what she might ...

The Odyssey, the ancient Greek epic poem ascribed to the poet Homer, charts the return home of its eponymous hero, Odysseus.

New data show that in Late Bronze Age tombs, more warrior kits are found next to women than men, changing our understanding ...

The woman was in her mid-30s when she was buried in a royal cemetery on the Greek mainland at Mycenae and was discovered in ...

Homer’s Iliad, one of the most celebrated and studied epic poems in history, has long resisted successful adaptation. While it has inspired countless modern novelists across diverse traditions, its ...

Homer's Odyssey laid the foundations for modern European literature, so it's a bold claim to say he'd be proud of Christopher ...

Universal Pictures lavishes praise on "The Odyssey" at CinemaCon. Christopher Nolan's new film is said to be a "masterpiece" ...

Christopher Nolan’s next project, The Odyssey is set to release on July 17, 2026. Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya ...

Imbuing his work with a volatile mix of tenderness, aggression, sophistication, and obscenity, the Roman poet left a record ...

Nevertheless, the epics of Hesiod and Homer were the basis of Greek mythology and later Greek literature; and to a large extent Western literature as well. Every epic poem has a hero, and the ancient ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain Firstly, consider why scholars came to the old conclusion about Mycenaean warfare in Homer’s Iliad in the first place. The most obvious reason for this is the ...