New research into a little-known text written in ancient Greek shows that ‘stressed poetry’, the ancestor of all modern poetry and song, was already in use in the 2 nd Century CE, 300 years earlier ...

"I'm falling in love with her," Patricia Barber sings in the opening line of "Narcissus," from her splendid new Mythologies — a song-cycle based on the Greek myths from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Given the ...

Mercury Rev are releasing a new album, Born Horses, on September 6 via Bella Union. Now they have shared its second single, “Ancient Love.” The song is backed by a muted trumpet and tells of a love ...

What is love, if not a long road to tragedy? That's a central message in the award-winning musical Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell. From the very start the audience is told "It's a sad tale, it's a ...

As a classicist, I am often asked for Greek and Roman reflections on love for holidays and weddings. I usually admit at the outset that ancient ideas about love rarely match modern expectations. Take, ...

With the national tour of “Hadestown” currently back in Chicago for a two-week run, theater presenter Broadway in Chicago partnered with the National Hellenic Museum to host a panel discussion on ...