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?...
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,...
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria in 1947.
Interestingly his middle name “Alois” in German means “Famous warrior”.
Arnold began serious weight training as a teenager.
He won the Junior Mr. Europe competition in 1965, and in 1966 he won...
What, the Greek Gods are sending messages in movies? Yes, that's correct.
From Hermes to Poseidon, Apollo to Dionysus, the Greek Gods and Goddesses have often sent important messages in movies, in many cases secretly so that only a few...
In this review, I'm excited to explore the forgotten classic Johnny Apollo — a 1940 film that masterfully captures the noir crime atmosphere and keeps viewers engaged from start to finish. Despite being a black-and-white production, it stands out...
“Defend Atlantis” was an Atari video game contest held for players who purchased the Atari 2600 video game called Atlantis. The video game company, Imagic, which existed from 1981 to 1986, held the competition in 1982 to try and boost the...
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...
If you’re looking for a funny Effie Stephanides comic, you’re in the right place. Effie is Australia’s very own Greek goddess — and if you don’t know her yet, you’ve been missing out. Brought to life by Mary Coustas,...
Lots of the biggest, most famous tech gurus have already jumped into the Greek myth world — at least in the comic book universe. You know the scene: Tech Titans, Greek Gods, superheroes, villains, legendary figures — all clashing...
Greek mythology board games are plentiful, so it wasn't easy picking the best board games based on Greek mythology.
Even so, I have attempted to select the 20 best Greek mythology board games based on various reasons - some silly...