To find his way home, Odysseus and his men must travel to Hades, the land of the dead, and speak to a seer named Teiresias.
Following the Trojan War, Odysseus journeys home in the Odyssey. Five characters bring to life the vivid world that challenged and ultimately defined his return.
In sight of Ithaca, Homer’s Odyssey takes a disastrous and disheartening turn as the crew opens a gift that was not meant to be opened.
From dogs to gods, the Greek underworld was full of guardians, dutifully keeping the world of the dead apart from the world of the living.
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is an epic poem that retells over 250 Greco-Roman mythological tales from the world’s creation to the deification of Julius Caesar.
Odysseus was dubbed the “wiliest of men” by ancient writers. These myths demonstrate that he was often the smartest and trickiest man in the room.
More than simply a subject for modern fantasy, the Wild Hunt has a history that stretches back into Medieval Europe.
In Greek mythology, the realm of Hades is full of rivers, each representing different aspects of the afterlife.
