There are many strong and powerful women, or femme fatales, in Greek mythology, such as Circe, Clytemnestra, Artemisia, and Medea.

Some of you may recall the old Chiffon margarine commercial’s warning that “It is not nice to fool Mother Nature.” Mother Nature had nothing on the Goddess Circe who was the original liberated woman.

Have you read Circe? Anecdotally, we’re going to go with yes. Because that’s how omnipresent Madeline Miller’s retelling of the Greek mythology has been. It’s a number one bestseller.

Recently, more and more foreign authors have been turning to ancient Greece to get inspiration for their novels.

It’s a Greek epic poem which discusses the last final weeks of the Trojan War and the main characters of this text are ...

Circe had warned Odysseus about the Sirens and ... Please note that the animation includes depictions of violence from Greek mythology. We advise watching before sharing with your class.

Circe, a 2018 novel by critically acclaimed author Madeline Miller, is a beautiful modern retelling of Greek mythology and Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. But what makes the story so captivating?

She is currently working on her third book in the Greek mythology inspired series about Ariadne, a Minoan princess who is Circe's cousin. Sophia Kouidou-Giles is available for speaking engagements ...