Lake Zurich High School’s “The Foul Mess in Thebes” is described as an “edgy and fast-paced Greek tragedy that challenges the status quo and sheds new light on the idea of community” by Kelly Johnson, ...

Artists and storytellers tend to seek out inspiration, frequently latching on to a person or idea as their muse. But who were ...

SOUTH BEND -- “Why do we dream?” read Chaliyah Brown as she portrayed Semele, a Greek goddess. “Aphrodite’s potion sent mortals into a death-like sleep, which saddened Prometheus, the father of human ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Athena presides over the voting for the award of the arms of ...

Madeline Miller’s hit 2011 novel The Song of Achilles, which reimagines The Iliad, sparked an enduring literary trend. In the decade-plus since, novels that put a new spin on Greek epics like Homer’s ...