The tragic tale of Icarus who dared to fly towards the sun
Menelaus, ruler of Sparta and husband of Helen, was a pivotal figure in the development of the Trojan War.
Krotos, son of Eupheme, invented clapping, inspired by the Muses.
A figure shrouded in the mists of time. Who was Io? One might hastily answer, a priestess, the daughter of the river god Inachus, whose fate was sealed by the gaze of a god, a father of gods and men, Zeus. Her story, a tale woven of divine whim, the jealousy of a woman that becomes a scourge, and an unspeakable, almost incomprehensible transformation, is not merely a parable of ancient Argos but a mirror reflecting the facets of the [...]
A figure wrapped in the mists of time. Who was Io? A priestess, one might hastily reply, the daughter of...
Is there, one might well ask, a greater torment than to possess the absolute, unerring knowledge of what is to...
Engraving by Antonio Tempesta depicting the divine intervention during the sacrifice of Iphigenia.
Statue of Hercules with his son Telephus, ancestor of the Heraclids. Roman copy, Louvre Museum.
Achilles' heel: the famous myth of Achilles' vulnerable heel from Greek mythology and its timeless significance.
The legendary friendship of Patroclus and Achilles: a story of devotion and tragedy at the heart of the Iliad. Greek mythology.
The story of Pirithous, the demigod king of the Lapiths, the legendary battle with the Centaurs, and his eternal friendship with Theseus.
The tragic story of Phaethon who asked to drive the chariot of the Sun and caused cosmic destruction.
