Hypsipyle was the mythical ancient Greek queen of Lemnos who ruled over a matriarchal society after all the men were massacred.

THERE are two methods of studying mythology. One considers its origin, and the other examines, not the manufacture of myths, which was an unconscious process, but the ethical meaning attached to them ...

Known as the greatest sorceress of Greek mythology, Circe could transform men into beasts and bend nature to her will. Her story reveals the danger and allure of magic in the ancient world ...

The Trojan wars had ended. Odysseus, Greek hero and the King of Ithaca, was desperate to return home to his wife, Penelope, and their son Telemachus, who he had not seen for ten long years. Odysseus ...

Deborah Crossland, the author of “The Quiet Part Out Loud,” recommends some of her favorite Y.A. reimaginings of classical myths. By Deborah Crossland Deborah Crossland’s debut young adult novel, “The ...

Daniella Di Carlo is a TV & Movie List Writer for Collider. She is a compulsive reader, a mythology buff, and a self-proclaimed professional fangirl. Since ancient times, stories have been shared to ...