Since 2005, Scottish publisher Canongate has undertaken an ambitious project: to have some of the world's most interesting writers retell a myth. "The Fire Gospel," by Michel Faber ("The Crimson Petal ...

First of all, though they had eyes to see, they saw to no avail; they had ears, but they did not understand; but, just as shapes in dreams, throughout their length of days, without purpose they ...

In classic Greek mythology, Prometheus, son of the Titan Iapetus and god of forethought and crafty counsel, was entrusted (alongside Athena) with the moulding of mankind out of mud and wind. He is ...

Once upon a time, long ago, the great god Zeus overcame the gigantic race, the Titans, to become the most powerful god. He ruled over Olympus and banished the Titans to Tartarus, but he spared two of ...

Prometheus was a wily Titan who made the ultimate sacrifice for human progress. Greek Gods are notorious for petty squabbling, brutal punishments, and meddling in people’s love lives. But in the myth ...