Video games sprang off the back of pinball machines which were very popular during the 1970s, when pinballs started using circuit boards and digital displays. The world record for the biggest pinball machine of all time still belongs to Hercules, the...
Darth Vader Comic: Battle against the Greek Gods
In this Greek mythology inspired Star Wars comic, Darth Vader arrives at Mount Olympus unannounced. Hermes, the God of Travel, can be seen relaxing and reading a Lonely Planet guide about Japan....
1. Ulysses 31 (French-Japanese Animated series)
1981-1982, 26 half-hour episodes
This futuristic myth is about Odysseus (known as "Ulysses" in Latin) and his son, Telemachus, trying to make it back to earth in their spaceship after destroying the giant metallic Cyclops,...
Sci-fi fantasy movies like The Matrix often use Greek and Roman mythology as a mind-bending technique, none more so than in The Matrix.
The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, is an incredible movie, and it has to be one of the...
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules is a funny movie I highly recommend watching at least once. The other reason to watch it is if you haven't seen the film within the last twelve years. The reason — for the laughs!
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The 1978 film, The Greek Tycoon, starring Anthony Quinn, is one of the best movies filmed in Greece and the Greek Islands. It's a great movie to watch if you're interested in learning about the fascinating life of Aristotle...
In this classic HERCULES (1983) sci-fi movie review, get ready for an epic clash between good and evil. The movie begins with a bold, explosive opening: "In the beginning, before creation, there was darkness…"
An explanation follows, something like...
Zeus and the Olympians inspired competitive game playing in ancient Greece. From there things have progressed in interesting ways. The one thing you can be sure of is that games are fun and entertaining. Playing games can keep you...
The 30 peplum movies shown here were predominately made by Italians in the 1950s and 1960s. Many of these forgotten films were later called sword and sandal movies, as well as peplum movies.
Why are these movies called peplum movies?...
So, this is what happens when the talented Japanese actress Misato Morita, who played Kaoru Kuroki in two seasons of Netflix's The Naked Director, somehow winds up getting involved with a Greek god. Armed with her signature charm and...