In Tiresias, Antigone had a champion, one who, ultimately, failed to save her [...]

Haemon, in Antigone, represents an often-forgotten character in classic mythology- the innocent victim. [...]

By disbelieving Tiresias, Oedipus guaranteed his own downfall in the tale of Oedipus [...]

Why does Oedipus leave Corinth in Oedipus Rex? He left to escape a [...]

Halitherses in the Odyssey is an Ithacan prophet who foresees the homecoming of [...]

If you have ever wondered why Creon refuses to bury Polyneices body, you're [...]

When it comes to Antigone, knowing side characters such as Eurydice, better known [...]

Why did Antigone bury her brother? Was it purely out of divine law? [...]

Antigone's tragic flaw eventually led her to her own death. But what exactly [...]

Homeric epithets appear throughout the epic works and act to ground the listener [...]