A new opera by American composer Nico Muhly is reimagining the myth of Aphrodite through a contemporary lens, exploring beauty, desire and identity in a strikingly relevant way. Aphrodite had its ...
For the ancient Greeks, Aphrodite was about so much more than love and beauty. In politics, business and war, she embodied the natural force ...
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The gods of Olympus explained

The Olympian gods were far more than distant figures worshipped in ancient temples. They were powerful personalities whose ...
At the heart of Greek mythology stands Olympus — and the twelve Olympian Gods who ruled it. Zeus, Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis, and the rest were not distant creators, but active, flawed, ...