The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is a seven-book series that has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. The series follows the life of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron …
The NFL playoffs are about to start! If you have been following us for some time, you will know that every year we look at the teams that are playing from the point of view of the Greek Gods, because …
January 3rd was the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series. To celebrate his birthday, we will take a look the influence that the Classical World had on his works. The …
The year 2024 will mark a historic milestone for the Olympic movement, as it will be the 2,800th anniversary of the first official Olympic Games. According to the ancient Greek tradition, the first official Olympic Games were held in 776 BC …
Today to celebrate Rudyard Kipling’s birthday, we will discuss how he became so famous. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a famous English writer, poet, and journalist, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. He is best known for his …
This week we get not one, but TWO new releases based on Greek mythology. Disney+ has released a tv adaptation of Rick Riordan’s best-selling series Percy Jackson & the Olympians, while Warner Bros. released the sequel to Aquaman, one of …
Just this week Olympique de Marseille, the football club from Marseille which is the only French club that ever won the UEFA Champions League, qualified for the Europa League round of 32 (which will take place in February). To celebrate …
The Aeneid, written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, is an epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor …
This past week was the birthday of the famous British author C.S. Lewis (Nov. 29 to be exact), so to celebrate we will take a look at how Greek literature and poetry have had a profound impact on his work. …
Last month Blame Zeus, the Portuguese metal band, released their 4th album : Laudanum. The video above starts with track 1 of Laudanum : Stitch, and if you click on the video to watch it directly on YouTube, it will …