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.

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 ...