Trojan War In History And Myth
Truth Of Troy: An episode from the BBC Horizon documentary series
spurred by the release of the Hollywood movie.
Helen Of Troy: Bettany Hughes's biography of the mythic queen of
Sparta.
Greek
Myths: Tales Of Traveling Heroes: A
2010 BBC documentary
hosted by the classicist Robin Lane Fox. (89 mins)
Video SparkNotes -- Homer's The Odyssey Summary: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
In Search Of The Trojan War: One of Michael Wood's first series,
it still holds up quite well
Episode 1, The Age Of Heroes:
Episode 2, The Legend Under Siege:
Episode 3, The Singer Of Tales:
Episode 4, The Women Of Troy:
Episode 5, Empire Of The Hittites:
Episode 6, Fall Of Troy
Clash Of The Gods -- Odysseus: An extensive introduction to the
Homeric hero from the History Channel's
big-budget-but-ultimately-disappointing introduction to mythology.
Episode 1: Curse Of The Sea
Episode 2: Warrior's Revenge
Odyssey, 1997: A
feature-length television version of the Homeric epic.
BBC Gods And Monsters, Homer's Odyssey, 2010:
"A Long And Difficult Journey, Or The Odyssey," Crash Course Literature 201, February 27, 2014. (12 mins)
"The Odyssey -- Odysseus' Journey And His Women," Bettany Hughes, Ramsay Centre For Western Civilisation, October 27, 2020. (51 mins)
Video SparkNotes -- Homer's Odyssey: A short cartoon summary of the ancient epic.
The Pantheon
Mars Uncovered -- Ancient God Of War, BBC, 2020. (59 mins)
Clash Of The Gods -- Hades: An introduction to the lord of death from the History Channel's big-budget-but-ultimately-disappointing introduction to mythology.
Clash Of The Gods -- Zeus: An overview of the head Olympian from the History Channel's big-budget-but-ultimately-disappointing introduction to mythology.
Other Greek Mythology
In Search Of Myths And Heroes -- Jason And The Golden Fleece:
BBC producer Michael Wood at his absolute best.
Mythillogical: A series of in-depth explorations of mythological themes from the Histocrat.
Heracles, Part 1, May 4, 2021. (125 mins)
Heracles, Part 2, July 24, 2021. (118 mins)
Mythillogical: Perseus And Medusa, May 25, 2022. (102 mins)
Clash Of The Gods -- Hercules: A portrait of the Greeks preeminent hero.
Clash Of The Gods -- Medusa: An introduction to the famous Greek Gorgon.
Clash Of The Gods -- Minotaur:
"Fate, Family, And Oedipus Rex," Crash Course Literature 202, March 6, 2014. (14 mins)
Extra Mythology: A series of brief introductions to various myths from Extra Credits.
"Hermaphroditus, Intersex Icon," June 16, 2021. (9 mins)
"Medusa -- Monstrous Misconceptions," April 21, 2021. (8 mins)
"The Furies, Divine Vengeance Or Justice?," April 7, 2021. (9 mins)
"Persephone And Hades, A Match Made In Hell," September 2, 2020. (8 mins)
Twelve Labors Of Hercules:
Episode 1, "The Quest For Phat Loot!," November 18, 2019. (9 mins)
Episode 2, "Rules Lawyering," December 2, 2019. (9 mins)
Perseus:
Episode 1, "Plans Of Bismarck Proportion," November 5, 2018. (8 mins)
Episode 2, "Medusa," November 19, 2018. (7 mins)
Prometheus:
Episode 1, "Origins," October 8, 2018. (8 mins)
Episode 2, "Making Of Man," October 22, 2018. (10 mins)
Myths From Around The World, Ted-Ed.
"The Myth Of Narcissus And Echo," Iseult Gillespie, TED-Ed, February 2022. (5 mins)
"A Day In The Life Of The Oracle Of Delphi," Mark Robinson, TED-Ed, June 2021. (5 mins)
"The Myth Of Jason, Medea, And The Golden Fleece," Iseult Gillespie, TED-Ed, July 2020. (5 mins)
Greek Myth Of Talos, The First Robot, Adrienne Mayor, TED-Ed, October 2019. (4 mins)
"The Myth Of Jason And The Argonauts," Iseult Gillespie, TED-Ed, August 2019. (5 mins)
"The Myth Of Pandora's Box," Iseult Gillespie, TED-Ed, January 2019. (4 mins)
"The Myth Of Sisyphus," Alex Gendler, TED-Ed, November 2018 (5 mins).
"The Myth Of Hercules," Alex Gendler, TED-Ed, September 2018. (8 mins)
Myth Of King Midas And His Golden Touch, Iseult Gillespie, TED-Ed, March 5, 2018. (5 mins)
Myth Of Arachne, Iseult Gillespie, TED-Ed, February 8, 2018. (4 mins)
Tragic Myth Of Orpheus And Eurydice, Brendan Pelsue, TED-Ed, January 11, 2018. (5 mins)
Myth Of Prometheus, Iseult Gillespie, TED-Ed, November 14, 2017. (5 mins)
Myth Of Cupid And Psyche, Brendan Pelsue, TED-Ed, August 3, 2017. (5 mins)
Myth Of Icarus And Daedalus, Amy Adkins, TED-Ed, March 2017. (5 mins)
Science Behind The Myth -- Homer's 'Odyssey,' Matt Kaplan, TED-Ed, November 10, 2015. (5 mins)
Scientific Origins Of The Minotaur, Matt Kaplan, TED-Ed, July 20, 2015. (5 mins)