The protagonist, Zagreus, encounters Greek heroes like Achilles, Theseus, Asterius, Patroclus, and Orpheus in his journey through the Underworld. Hades 2 may introduce new heroes like Heracles ...

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 ...

The proper name Achillea is taken from Achilles, the Ancient Greek hero who was immortal and invulnerable except for his heel. This name was linked to the hero’s myth due to the plant’s ...

Menelaus and Paris meet in single combat: Menelaus quickly gains the upper hand and the Greek ... are missing Achilles so the Soldier visits Achilles's tent with Patroclus, the hero's cousin ...

Achilles dies and the Greeks are down to their last hero: Odysseus. However, Odysseus has a plan. He calls a meeting of the Greek chiefs and explains that they will build an enormous wooden horse ...