Greek Heroes in Popular Culture Through Time - for iPod/iPho...

The Open University

What does ‘2001: a Space Odyssey’ have to do with Odysseus? How does Brad Pitt's Achilles in 'Troy' match up to Homer's original hero? And is Arnold Schwarzenegger the new Heracles? This collection of video animations and audio discussions examines how the heroes of Greek mythology have been represented in popular culture, from ancient times to the modern day. Odysseus is the archetypal questing hero - a blank canvas on which every era has projec...Read More

What does ‘2001: a Space Odyssey’ have to do with Odysseus? How does Brad Pitt's Achilles ...Read More