For a lot of people, reading “The Iliad,” an ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, would be a weeks or even months-long endeavor.

Though Homer’s “The Iliad” has become nearly synonymous with elite scholars, bards performed it in public and private, cementing its presence in ancient Greek culture. Passing through oral tradition ...

Achilles faces King Priam in a night-time encounter during the Trojan War, choosing mercy over vengeance and revealing his ...

"The Iliad" is one of the foundational works of Western literature and thought. It’s an old story that continues to resonate in our time and has been given new life in a translation by distinguished ...

The Batrachomyomachia (“The Battle of Frogs and Mice”) is the only surviving complete  ancient Greek epic parody of Homer's ...

Arguments over Homeric translation are nothing new. Virtually since the Renaissance, there has been a clear division among translators between modernists and Hellenizers. The first, in essence, follow ...

At the risk of offending the learned and distinguished professors at Princeton University, Stephen Spinella may well be delivering the most entertaining lecture on campus. It’s not taking place in a ...

Gillian Brockett and Caitlin O'Brien are outdoors skipping around a little round table, bellowing the first lines of "The Iliad" to all who will listen. Homer's ancient words come out in a lilting ...

BRISTOL — Elkhart Civic Theatre’s youth production of “The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza” will be on stage this weekend at the Bristol Opera House. The show, Oct. 10-12, is directed by Kala Key ...

Athens, Greece — UAE-based venture capital firm Iliad Partners has announced the second closing of its USD 50 million Iliad ...