A Classic a Day

The stories of mythology are rich with stories of the trials of men and heroes against mighty foes. But at times the gods, too, are tested...

Whilst the gods of ancient times were benefactors, patrons and sometimes creators of the human race, for a mortal human to scorn their auth...

A ringing clap of thunder suddenly rouses Dante from his slumber, as the boatman’s craft nears the banks of Hell (for the precursor to this,...

We return today to the saga of Oedipus, the beleaguered King of Thebes (for the previous and first episode of the story, please click here )...

Today we once again take up the story of the Aztec Creation tale (for the first episode in this saga, click here ). As we saw last time, the...

Some men were born to suffer. One such man was Oedipus. No matter how noble your heart, how skilled in war, how quick of wit or how reverent...