The question of Helen’s involvement in the Trojan War clearly poses difficult questions—and has done so ever since the age of ...

The Iliad is a poem of violence, with many of the scores of deaths described in excruciating detail. But the fight is not ...

Homer's Iliad has a vast cast of characters. Many of these names are less familiar to mainstream audiences than mighty ...

In “Helen of Troy, 1993,” the poet Maria Zoccola relocates a figure from Greek mythology into small-town Tennessee.

Soldiers are different. They are servants of the state. In well-governed countries, they are bound by discipline, the rule of ...

Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer. This episode – The War of Troy tapestry.

Distracting gimmicks and unexplained staging choices hamper some magnetic acting in David Fish’s production of Elektra ...

His thoughts on the legendary war—documented in Homer’s two epic poems—were prompted by an online controversy over Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey. The British classicist argued that ...

Ransacking Troy is a fresh adaptation of the Trojan War narrative, focusing on the experiences of its female characters. Written by Erin Shields, the story follows Penelope as she grows impatient ...

Penelope spends most of the 24 books of Homer’s “Odyssey” waiting. While her husband, Odysseus, spends two decades fighting ...

Hanno is defined by the film’s most formidable character, Macrinus, played by the Mephistophelean Denzel Washington, as a ...