Among these was the Flood Tablet, deciphered by George Smith in 1872, which alerted him to the existence of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh. Long days working with the ancient puzzle were relieved ...

The  Mahābhārata  examines that unchecked anger is dangerous leading to destruction, but when the emotion of guided by wisdom ...

Helle is intrigued by how the epic continues to reveal itself. "It is so ancient and yet so alive, and it kept changing as I was literally working on it," he said. But it did make translation ...

Very little has changed in the 2,700 years since Homer composed his epic. Like Odysseus, we long for home, make mistakes and ...

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

including the Bible and Homer’s epic poems. These texts reveal curious narrative and stylistic parallels with the Rāmāyaṇa, indicating how ancient cultures exchanged and borrowed ideas.