The Power of Myth in Shaping Language Myths have always been more than simple stories; they are frameworks for understanding the world, shaping the way humans think, speak, and interact.

Written by Anna Ziegler and directed by Maggie Burrows, 'Janeiad' tells the stories of two women, centuries apart, who each ...

Greek mythology is full of artifacts endowed with supernatural powers, in addition to a myriad of unforgettable gods, ...

The beautiful myth of Psyche and Eros, a moving love story, has inspired countless artists all over the world throughout the ...

This essay explores how Hadestown reimagines Greek myth through a Western lens, raising questions of cultural appropriation, ...

By about 450 B.C., Herodotus and other writers were describing how women of Scythia fought alongside men on horseback, like the Amazons of myth. Ancient Greek and Roman historians reported that ...

Charon is also the mythical boatman who carries dead souls over the River Styx into Hades in Greek myth (though in the stories, his boat didn’t have an outboard motor). 31.

Medea is cast this time as her son’s defender, even running into the sword that is about to slaughter Medos. In both plays, ...

Kaos is a Greek myth retelling set in a modern Crete where the gods never fell out of vogue. Populations worship the gods, and the gods, in turn, help them out from Mount Olympus. However, it isn ...

In Kaos, Hera and Poseidon are lovers, but I believe this is a creative addition to their stories separate from the myths; in myth, he's married to sea nymph Amphitrite. Perhaps she'll turn up in ...

Greek mythology is at the heart of “Hadestown,” Anaïs Mitchell’s folk-inspired reimagining of two classic ... “We keep on telling these stories because they remain relevant,” she said.