In the cycle of ancient legends on the Trojan War, Helen of Troy is a central character. She is ultimately the cause of the war. What do we know about her father, Tyndareus? Ancient sources reveal much about who...
The appearance of Egyptian elements, including deities, characters, and motifs, in Greek mythology has been the subject of scholarly study, and is attributed to the close interaction of the two civilizations.
According to Ruth Ilsley Hicks, a classics scholar at...
Move over, Christopher Nolan. The internet has already delivered the definitive Greek epic of 2026—and it stars Samuel L. Jackson as Helen of Troy.
A viral AI-generated parody trailer, Helen of Troy (2026), imagines the legendary beauty whose face launched...
Ancient Greek historian Herodotus is considered one of the earliest thinkers to explore international relations. In the introduction (proem) to his Histories, he presents an unexpected account of how Greece—and, by extension, Europe—became separated from Asia.
When discussing the Persians,...
Paris was a key figure in Greek mythology, who is mostly remembered for his role in the events leading up to the legendary Trojan War.
As a sought-after prince of the powerful city of Troy, his decisions and actions had...
Renowned Greek director Yannis Smaragdis weighed in on the controversy surrounding Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Odyssey casting black actress Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy.
Smaragdis, whose most recent movie Kapodistrias" became a box office hit in Greece, suggested that...
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o has fired back at critics objecting to her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated epic, The Odyssey, reminding detractors that the source material is fundamentally a work of myth.
Nyong’o will portray...
A "tsunami" of backlash has erupted following director Christopher Nolan’s decision to cast Black actress Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. The Hollywood director has taken a "reimagined" approach to Homer’s epics in his film The Odyssey, which was...
