Episode 76: In which the architects of the Parthenon and Stonehenge bicker over a Minoan Stonehenge and Daedalus’ belief in airports. This episode of Real Housewives of Hades (a Mt. Olympus spin-off) brought to you by the latest archaeological news on CNN.com – and by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. [SETTING: Underworld Club for Architects] PHIDIAS, …
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Episode 72: In which the mortals learn the Parthenon sculptures have blue paint, and the gods learn the mortals didn’t already know that. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on CNN.com and SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 386 Greek History. IRIS, GODDESS OF THE RAINBOW …
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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 …
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