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Over the last decade or so, novels that expand on stories and characters from Classical Mythology have become a hit genre. The Song of Achilles and Circe by Madeline Miller are probably the most famous example for adults (i.e. setting aside Percy Jackson), but there are approximately 1,000,000 of these novels set in the mythical …

The stories of Classical Mythology, and the ancient art that brought them to life, have become woven throughout the tapestry of later artistic movements. In the Renaissance, Botticelli turned the ancient myth of desire’s creation into a Christian allegory, and somehow made nudity chic again in his The Birth of Venus. Meanwhile Michelangelo fell in love …