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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Anna Ziegler’s world premiere play is a story of two wives from different millennia whose husbands have been missing for 20 years ...

World Premiere Of Greek Myth Children's Play ARACHNE Comes to Tysons This Summer . Performances run July 5 and 26.