Tag Archives: The Odyssey

Master of Stories: Odysseus in the Kingdom of the Dead

Written by Justin D. Lyons, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Just as the adventures described in Books 9-12 of the Odyssey are often the most-remembered episodes due to their fantastic character, so Odysseus’ account of the underworld is one of his most striking. But did it “really” happen? Are we meant to believe that, within the

Written on February 26, 2021 at 8:59 am, by KristinD

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Categories: Homer

Tags: Ancient Greek Literature, Ancient Greek Myth, Homer, mythology, Odysseus, The Odyssey

The 6 Ancient Greek and Roman Classics Everyone Should Read

Written by Nicole Garrison, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The Hellenes and Romans sure knew how to create and appreciate exceptional literature. So for all of you who are contemplating whether you should add some classics to your reading list, trust me, you should! In the times of the ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire, literature

Written on September 24, 2020 at 11:00 am, by KristinD

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Categories: Ancient Greek books

Tags: Aristophanes, Essential Classics, greek literature, Homer, literature, Ovid, The Odyssey

Aristophanes: Utopia and Human Nature

Written by Visnja Bojovic, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Ever since there were people and places, there has been a desire for other, different people, and ideal, perfect places. This concept is called utopia, a word that has its origin in ancient Greek, as a compound of the word οὐ (ou, ”not”) and τόπος (topos, ”place”).

Written on July 22, 2020 at 6:03 am, by Visnja Bojovic

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Categories: Literature

Tags: Ancient Greek Comedy, Aristophanes, Hesiod, Homer, Homer's Odyssey, Phaeacians, The Odyssey, Thomas More, Utopia

Aeolus: Keeper of the Winds

Written by Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom In Greek mythology the name Aeolus pops up in reference to three different characters: Aeolus, the son of Hippotes, and keeper of the winds; Aeolus, the half-human son of Poseidon; and Aeolus, the son of Hellen (not the Helen of the Trojan War, but a mortal ruler

Written on February 19, 2020 at 12:00 pm, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: Aeolia, Aeolus, God of the wind, Hellen, Hippotes, Odysseus, Poseidon, The Odyssey, zeus

Polyphemus: Two faces of a Cyclops

Written by Katherine Smyth, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Polyphemus is best known as the Cyclops that Odysseus and his men encountered on their return from the Trojan War. But, is there another side to this man-eating giant? And what happened to him after Odysseus sailed away? The legend is born Polyphemus was one of the

Written on January 29, 2020 at 10:00 am, by Katherine Smyth

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: Aeneas, Ancient Greek Mythology, cyclopes, Cyclops, Galatea, Homer, Odysseus, Ovid, Polyphemus, Poseidon, The Odyssey, Trojan War