According to the historical and linguistic evidence, was Homer really more ancient than Hesiod, or did Hesiod actually come before Homer?

Do the events of the Odyssey actually take place in the Baltic Sea in Scandinavia rather than the Mediterranean as commonly ...

According to Greek legend, goddesses known as Keres watched over battlefields — but they weren't there to protect the ...

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Contemporary artists are co-opting the visual tropes of romantic rural scenes and bringing them to uncanny new ends in the ...

Artificial intelligence is now common. Scholars suggest its origins are ancient. Greek myths feature automatons like Talos, a bronze giant with a 'divine fluid' power source. Pandora, in her original ...

“It’s not always summer, build barns.” – Hesiod Hesiod was an ancient Greek farmer. He lived between 650 and 750 BC. He knew the seasons brought different conditions, different weather. If ...

By Victor Davis Hanson Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History Hillsdale College Imprimis   The following is adapted from a spee ...

In her fascinating history of old age, Winter Dreams, Barbara H Rosenwein extracts lessons on ageing from Sophocles to Jenny ...