Greek culture through modern adaptation
...olythestic religion. What exactly prompts this curiosity? Is it the screen adaptations or the desire to specialize gods into superhero's or maybe it is the blind praise devout greeks had readily offered to a god. Despite the cause, the effect has been great in teaching a new generation ways of old. Incorporation of epic poems like the Odyssey into the curriculum of students in grades as low as 5 have caught the attention of easily willed youngins. The tale itself was meant to be carried on from generation to generation, so it is possible to contribute its longevity to the fact that an avuncular story teller can easily catch the eager eye of a child waiting to hear how brave ulyssey escapes the chyribdis or how Achilles slays like a river flows down a turret. Likewise, as the average age for interest in this story is growing, directors and people with the facility to put the story to film, do, and often with a capital that rivals most any movie made in america today. Examples include Alexander, O...