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. Lewis was a professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Read more
To celebrate the birthday of John Keats today, lets take a look at how his works were shaped by Greek poetry and literature. John Keats (1795-1821) was one of the most prominent poets of the English Romantic movement, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. He is best known Read more
The other week The Fall of The House of Usher, a Netflix series inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works, was released on Netflix. If you follow us regularly you will remember that Edgar Allan Poe was a student of the classics, which helped inspire many of his works. Greek literature Read more
A few days ago 4 new short movies based on Roald Dahl short stories were released on Netflix: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Rat Catcher and Poison. Directed by Wes Anderson, who previously directed another Roald Dahl adaptation, Fantastic Mr. Fox (from 2009), and starring actors Read more
On Sept. 9, 1959, NASA launched Big Joe 1, the first launch of Project Mercury (the Roman name of Greek god Hermes). This was a milestone in NASA’s goal to put land on the moon. NASA’s Project Mercury was a pioneering achievement in the history of human space exploration. It Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most famous and influential people in the world, known for his achievements as a bodybuilder, actor, politician, and businessman. He was born on July 30, 1947, in Thal, a small village near Graz, Austria. His father was a police officer and his mother was Read more
You might have missed Blackberry when it came out in May, but you should definitely watch it. It’s a movie about Mike Lazaridis, the Father of the Smartphone, and how he forever changed the mobile phone market when he created the first smartphone in 1999. Although Blackberry is no longer Read more
The Flash is out now in all cinemas (featuring the return of Michael Keaton as Batman, as many fans are looking forward to)! The Flash, as you probably know by now if you are following us for a while, is originally inspired by Greek god Hermes. Most of the original Read more
Knights of the Zodiac, a live action movie based on the popular Japanese manga/anime series that started in the 1980’s, was released in cinemas on May 12. Also called Saint Seiya, this series is based on Greek mythology, and is very popular around the world, but never really managed to Read more
In just 2 weeks after releasing on Dec. 15, Avatar 2 surpassed Top Gun and became the highest grossing film of 2022, and is also the 9th highest grossing film of all time. Among the many influences you will find in Avatar, there are some pretty important references to Greek Read more