Achilles was a central hero in the ancient Greek tradition, but he doesn't meet the modern conception of a hero. This is the mythology of Achilles explained. Democrats on track to win all but one ...

This study examines how one of the most popular and glamorous figures of Greek mythology was imagined on the tragic stage of fifth-century Athens. Dr Michelakis argues that dramatists persistently ...

Achilles was the hero of the Trojan War and ... there was Circe – the most famous goddess of sorcery in Greek mythology. Circe lived on a mythical island with numerous nymph companions to ...