Achilles in Movies: A Comparison of the Greatest Warrior on Screen
Achilles in movies: a visual comparison of the greatest warrior of the Trojan War as portrayed on the silver screen. From Brad Pitt golden-haired, rage-filled...
Greek Mythology Explained
Greek Mythology Explained – deep dives into the myths, gods, heroes and monsters of ancient Greece
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Achilles in Movies: A Comparison of the Greatest Warrior on Screen
Achilles in movies: a visual comparison of the greatest warrior of the Trojan War as portrayed on the silver screen. From Brad Pitt’s golden-haired, rage-filled...
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Nolan’s Odyssey Beach Scene Will Require a Second Screen for Subtitles
Nolan’s Odyssey continues. Here we see Odysseus washed ashore on Scheria, about to meet Nausicaa. In most versions, this is a tender scene of hospitality...
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Nolan’s Odyssey: The First Movie That Requires a GPU to Understand
Christopher Nolan has set out to make the only movie in history that will only be good if you process it with AI. The Odyssey...
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Vanessa Williams as Calypso: The 1997 Odyssey Controversy That Still Lives Rent-Free
This tweet is about the 1997 “The Odyssey” miniseries starring Armand Assante and the casting of Vanessa Williams as Calypso. The image shows Odysseus and...
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The 1997 Odyssey: Vanessa Williams Was Calypso and People Lost Their Minds
Before Christopher Nolan there was Armand Assante, and before IMAX there was NBC’s Sunday night television budget. The 1997 “The Odyssey” miniseries was a legendary...
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Look at Me. I Am the Helen of Troy Now
A meme perfectly captures the absurdity of modern Hollywood recasting ancient Greek mythology.
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Achilles, Open This Pickle Jar
Gorgocutie’s Breakdown: The meme takes Eric Bana’s portrayal of Achilles from the 2004 film Troy — the ultimate Greek warrior, the man who slaughtered Hector,...
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Ancient Gym Membership — Herminus Joins the Sacred Boxing Society of Hercules (1800 Years Old)
Gorgocutie’s Breakdown: Gym culture is older than you think. Almost 1,800 years ago, a man named Herminus paid his entrance fee and became a member...
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Ancient Gym Membership — Herminus Joins the Sacred Boxing Society of Hercules (1800 Years Old)
Gorgocutie’s Breakdown: Gym culture is older than you think. Almost 1,800 years ago, a man named Herminus paid his entrance fee and became a member...
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If Odysseus Didn’t Piss Off Poseidon, His Trip Back to Ithaka Would Have Taken About a Week
Gorgocutie’s Breakdown: This is a geography meme with a body count. Odysseus, king of Ithaka and master of bad decisions, spent ten years trying to...
