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Iliad">Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s <emIliad">

Iliad">Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s Iliad

Emily Hauser Explores Ancient Greek Visions of Gender

By Emily Hauser | June 13, 2025

How to Go Home: On Resisting a Very English Hero’s Journey

How to Go Home: On Resisting a Very English Hero’s Journey

Ellie Robins Considers the Dangers of the Monomyth

By Ellie Robins | November 3, 2022

Amber Sparks on Myths, Flash Fiction, and Her Unromantic Writing Process

Amber Sparks on Myths, Flash Fiction, and Her Unromantic Writing Process

Micro Podcast">In Conversation with Kirsten Reneau for the Micro Podcast

By Micro Podcast | June 3, 2022

In Life as in Mythology, Greece is a Place of Frustrated Migrations

In Life as in Mythology, Greece is a Place of Frustrated Migrations

Matteo Nucci on Odysseus, the Greco-Turkish War, and the Plight of Modern Refugees

By Matteo Nucci | August 24, 2020

Platoon">Oliver Stone on Bringing the Spirit of Homer's Epics to the Screen in <emPlatoon">

Platoon">Oliver Stone on Bringing the Spirit of Homer's Epics to the Screen in Platoon

The Film Director Recalls His 1986 Vietnam Classic

By Oliver Stone | July 22, 2020

"Blues: Odysseus"

A Poem by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

By Honorée Fanonne Jeffers | May 11, 2020

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James Lasdun on the Genius of a Mid-Century Classic

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