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The rage Medea feels consumes her when she addresses Jason in the aftermath of his affair. Her uncensored language is considered unbecoming of a woman in her position.

Equipped with a strong ship and heroic crew, Jason sets off to fulfill his destiny, and get revenge. And with the aid of a powerful woman, he almost gets what he wants.

Medieval witches were more unusual than many may think. But once the witchcrazes took hold, they swept through Europe with a vengeance.

Theseus was a Greek hero of divine ancestry with a knack of taking care of nasty beasts. His legacy is not only that only that of a great hero, but also Athenian king.

Louisa May Alcott pulls references and names from history, literature and mythology for her hastily organized novel, A Long Fatal Love Chase.

Mother's Day was founded in 1870 as an activist observance by Julia Ward Howe. CODEPINK says they are trying to return the holiday to its roots.

Biography of Euripides, the last of the three 5th century tragic drama playwrights.

Brief Biography of composer and teacher Luigi Cherubini - his life, career and works. He significantly contributed to the development of French opera.

The Trojan Women opens with Martha Henry's Hecuba, former Queen of Troy, coiled in a foetal position on the floor as the audience immediately senses the power.

Walking the grounds of Robinson Jeffers' Carmel, California home is one of the best ways to better appreciate one of the United States' most under-appreciated poets.

Brief biography and works of American composer Samuel Barber, famous for 'Adagio for Strings' and Dover Beach.

Glossary definition of the term dioscouri

Robinson Jeffers is an important and still-neglected American poet. His ecological and literary vision of the land was prophetic. He died on January 20th, 1962.

Which 18th-century European artist suddenly went blind, created coronation portraits of Queen Charlotte, or painted famous beauty Emma Hamilton in historical poses?

A quick history of Cyrus the Great, a man of mysterious background who conquered many Near Eastern kingdoms to form the Persian Empire, sent the Jews home from captivity

The new comedy about a larger-than-life, loud-mouthed, pistol-packing momma opens in theaters this March.

The Tony Nominated Top Girls; August: Osage County, and the American premiere of Kicking a Dead Horse are must-see theatre for the adventurous mind.

Brief biography of prolific French playwright Jean Anouilh, best known for Antigone, Becket, The Lark, and The Traveller without Luggage.

Jim Henson's The Storyteller Greek Myths television show stars Michael Gambon as the Greek storyteller, narrating ancient Greek myths dramatized by a talented cast.

Philosophy and life of Seneca the Younger, Ancient Roman statesman, who believed in a simple life committed to virtue and reason. His beliefs are well quoted.

Brief biography of ancient Roman poet Ovid, popular and prolific writer exiled in the Black Sea, and a contemporary of Virgil and Horace.

Timken Gallery Icons, Museum of Photographic Arts, Reuben H. Fleet Space and the Maritime Museum, all in Balboa Park Illustrate the Diversity of San Diego's Museums.

The moonlight splendour and the menacing darkness of the night are represented in Greek mythology by Selene and Hecate.

The cinematization of literature is so prevalent and universal one could well ask: where would cinema be without the written word?

Tor House, a stone cottage at land's end in Carmel, California, was built by Robinson Jeffers with his own two hands and became the place where he died.

Intended to be a set of pedagogical piano peices, Capers' Portraits in Jazz teaches classical technique in Jazz media.

"Goneril and Regan: two evil daughters of King Lear; their monstrous ingratitude upon receiving his kingdom drives him mad." Definition from the free dictionary.

Maestro Slatkin took time before rehearsal at the Aspen Music Festival to discuss what to expect at Orchestra Hall and at the recording studio in the coming year.