After ‘Oppenheimer’s astronomical success, Christopher Nolan is now setting his sights on a story that’s millennia old, ‘The Odyssey’. It’s a sweeping tale of gods, monsters, and the tortured return ...

You might remember Circe as the beautiful enchantress from The Odyssey, famed for turning men into pigs. Or perhaps you only know her as a vague figure from hazy Greek antiquity, or as the namesake of ...

Weekend Edition's books editor, Barrie Hardymon, asks Madeline Miller about her latest book, Circe. It's a modern take on the mythological temptress. Author Madeline Miller first encountered Circe, ...

On a cold, sunny afternoon in March, novelist Madeline Miller wandered through the Greek and Roman galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, swooning over ancient amphoras and ethereal statues of ...

An ancient wine vessel depicts the scene from Homer's Odyssey where Odysseus confronts Circe after she transforms his men into pigs. Metropolitan Museum of Art / (DMN file) Madeline Miller's ...

Where did the Greek myths take place? Where was Odysseus bewitched and seduced by Circe, the sorceress who turned men into pigs and made Odysseus her sex slave? It is not just a game for classical ...

After multiple supporting roles in his films, Matt Damon seems poised to finally lead one of Christopher Nolan’s movies. And that means he’ll become the second member of Danny Ocean’s crew to play ...