In her recent letter to the editor, “Returning decency to our schools,” Gail McBride writes, “A lack of transparency is never ...

Few figures in ancient mythology remain as legendary to this day as Odysseus, the fabled Greek king of Ithaca who devised the ...

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East offer Americans a glimpse into the battles of the future—and a warning.

This summer marks the fourth time Court Theatre has mounted Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare's “An Iliad.” Based on Robert ...

In his poem “Ithaka,” the Greek writer C.P. Cavafy offers both sympathy and wisdom to Odysseus, Homer’s hero, as he returns ...

Surprise is the supremely effective tactic of war, in history and legend: Troy and the Trojan War, Trenton at Christmas, Tet ...

The team now believe the Agios Athanasios is the previously-referenced site of the Odysseion—the center of a cult of hero ...

Archaeologists in the UK uncovered a mosaic from the Roman era depicting the famous battle between two protagonists of the ...

At Agios Athanasios, a rugged site in northern Ithaca known since the 19th century as the “School of Homer,” a team led by ...

San Francisco Opera's "Idomeneo" continues at 7:30 p.m. June 17, June 20 and June 25, and 2 p.m. June 22 at the War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. For tickets ($28-$438; ...

In a new remount of Charles Newell's critically acclaimed 2011 production, Timothy Edward Kane brings blistering rage to this ...

That freer Mozart vibe comes to San Francisco Opera from Saturday through June 25 when the company presents the North ...