Hades had very few of his own myths, but he featured in many stories of Greek heroes such as Heracles, Theseus, and Orpheus. In these stories he acted as an antagonistic force for the heroes to ...

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

Zeus was the ruler of the Olympian gods and brother to Poseidon and Hades. Zeus was worshiped throughout the Greek world, the ...

The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, as well as the concept of sacrifice, for millennia.

Greek and Roman gods evoked fear, awe and envy. Their names now control trillions of dollars of your money. Janus, Apollo, Jupiter and Ares are some of the most famous names of Greek and Roman ...

Greek mythology often reads like a soap opera for deities. One moment Zeus condemns a traitor to have his liver pecked apart by vultures for eternity, the next he disguises himself as a swan so he can ...

There comes a point in every child’s life when they ask where babies come from. And for some reason, parents turn to the ...

All readings may be done in English. Note that the list assumes that you will devote most of your effort to literary sources. If you wish to devote substantial time to art and archaeology as sources ...