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Many of the artists shown here are very famous especially in the art world. It makes you wonder, did the artist become famous because of their depictions of Greek mythology or did the painting become famous because of the artist? Paris,...
Italy has some outstanding places to visit when looking for paintings capturing the essence of the Roman & Greek Gods in Art. It's very surprising especially after the “Bonfire of the Banities” which saw numerous renaissance works of art, including...
Will check 1. Nomadic Matt Matt went back in time and showed readers what the front page of his very first travel web site looked like. There on the front page was Uluru, the humungous red rock located in the middle...
The books listed here are some of the very best references we have in regard to Greek mythology and legend. If you haven’t read a few of of these books and you’re over 16 years of age, I recommend...
There are so many great books introducing Greek myth and legend to young fresh minds, that it’s worth reminding ourselves of some of the many remarkable books are out there. Many of these wonderful books with Greek mythological themes are...
The Paradise Islands of Tahiti, officially known as French Polynesia, are made up of 118 stunningly beautiful islands scattered over 4,000 square km in the South Pacific ocean. Only something like 51 out of these 118 islands and atolls...
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,...
The legend of King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table have been heavily influenced by Greek mythology. Think of it this way, the myths and legends of King Arthur are simply the Greek myths retold. Zeus would have...
All of these movies and television series with classical cythology theme were created prior to 1980. The Aphrodite Inheritance (1979) TV miniseries - 8 episodes It seems as though the Greek Gods and Goddesses are based in Cyprus. Could the beauty in...
1. Fire Fire is one of the greatest ideas of all time. In Greek Mythology, it was Prometheus who gave fire to mankind. The Titan however gave fire to humans against the orders of Zeus, which resulted in one of...