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  2. List of films based on classical mythology - Wikipedia

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    US film - The story of Jason and Argonauts, a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Argonauts: 1971 Russian: Аргонавты USSR - animated film Argonavtebi, or, a Merry Chronicle of a Dangerous Journey: 1986 USSR - TV movie

  3. Greek mythology in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    A coin featuring the profile of Hera on one face and Zeus on the other, c. 210 AC. Roman conquerors of the Hellenic East allowed the incorporation of existing Greek mythological figures such as Zeus into their coinage in places like Phrygia, in order to "augment the fame" of the locality, while "creating a stronger civil identity" without "advertising" the imposition of Roman culture.

  4. List of phoenixes in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The Brazilian singer-songwriter Jorge Vercillo has a song titled "Fênix" (Portuguese for Phoenix). American actress and singer Olivia Holt 's debut single, "Phoenix", came out on May 13, 2016. In her EP entitled Olivia - EP, the song "Phoenix" is the first track. The song references the rebirth of a Phoenix.

  5. Deals with the Devil in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Middle: The Virgin Mary makes the devil to return the second pact during an exorcism. The idea of making a deal with the devil has appeared many times in works of popular culture. These pacts with the Devil can be found in many genres, including: books, music, comics, theater, movies, TV shows and games.

  6. List of cultural references in the Divine Comedy - Wikipedia

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    For ease of reference, the cantica names are abbreviated to Inf., Purg., and Par. Roman numerals are used to identify cantos and Arabic numerals to identify lines. This means that Inf. X, 123 refers to line 123 in Canto X (or 10) of the Inferno and Par. XXV, 27 refers to line 27 in Canto XXV (or 25) of the Paradiso. The line numbers refer to ...

  7. Star Wars sources and analogues - Wikipedia

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    The Star Wars science fiction media franchise is acknowledged to have been inspired by many sources. These include Hinduism, Buddhism, Qigong, philosophy, classical mythology, Roman history, Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, parts of the other Abrahamic religions, Confucianism, Shintō and Taoism, and countless cinematic precursors.

  8. Category:Films based on classical mythology - Wikipedia

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    Damon and Pythias (1962 film) Damon and Pythias (1914 film) Daphnis and Chloe (film) The Delicate Delinquent. Dionysus in '69. Down to Earth (1947 film) Drag Me to Hell. Duel of Champions.

  9. Prometheus in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The myth of Prometheus, with its theme of invention and discovery, has been used in science-related names and as a metaphor for scientific progress. The cloned horse Prometea, and Prometheus, a moon of Saturn, are named after this Titan, as is the asteroid 1809 Prometheus. The name of the sixty-first element, promethium, is derived from Prometheus.