There are plenty of movies based on The Odyssey and quite a few imaginative adaptions in film and TV shows that pay homage to Homer's classic epic poem.
Odysseus (called Ulysses in Latin) was the Greek hero who took 10 years...
The masterpiece "A Greek Odyssey" by Jeff Murray first drew my attention to this amazing artist. I couldn't believe the amount of detail that went into its creation.
I could see Poseidon rising out of the blue Aegean Sea in an...
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...
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...
The names of Greek Gods and Goddesses mentioned in this list will probably surprise a few readers, even those of you who think you're well versed in the Greek myths.
It's not all about the twelve Olympian Gods. In...
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,...
Ancient Greek flowers exist today due to the extraordinary powers of Greek Gods and Goddesses.
As incredible as it may sound, ancient Greek flowers were often willed into existence by one of the Greek Gods or Goddesses.
And sometimes it...
The Rise of Poseidon
The Poseidon bubble lesson is an important lesson taught by Poseidon after the Greek God skyrocketed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
In 1969, at the height of the Vietnam war, there was huge demand for nickel.
At 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...
Many Greek myth fans believe the film Jason and the Argonauts, made in 1963, to be one of the best movies based on Greek mythology ever made, if not the best! And I wholeheartedly agree.
I'm a massive fan of the...
