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Greek and Roman Myths

The Siege of Troy

Paris, prince of Troy, takes the not unwilling Queen of Sparta back home with him, and sparks ten years of diplomatic tension and ten of war.

British Myths and Legends

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

A knight issues a bizarre challenge to King Arthur and his court.

British Myths and Legends

The Legend of Beowulf

The oldest surviving heroic legend in English begins with a wild creature of the fens that hunts men for prey.

Greek and Roman Myths

Pygmalion and Galatea

Pygmalion discovered that prudishness is not the same as purity.

Greek and Roman Myths

The Midas Touch

An ancient Greek myth about the dangers of easy wealth.

Greek and Roman Myths

The Gordian Knot

Alexander fulfilled the letter of a prophecy and he did become ruler of the world, but it wasn’t quite fair.