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  2. Greek mythology in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The Battlestar Galactica franchise (particularly the 2004 television series) [46] developed from concepts that utilized Greek mythology. [47] Heroes is a series that plays on the concept of the new generation of gods overthrowing the old. [48] The television series Lost uses Greek mythology, primarily in its online Lost Experience. [46]

  3. Norse mythology in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The manhwa series Ragnarok, by Myung-Jin Lee, is based on Norse mythology and the events of Ragnarok, the prophesied fall of the gods. Vinland Saga takes place in Iceland and 11th-century Europe, which makes many references to Norse mythology; In History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi, the protagonists fight against a gang organization known as ...

  4. Ares in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Ares is the main antagonist, and final boss battle, in the 2005 video game God of War, voiced by Steve Blum. In it, Ares runs amok and assails the city of Athens while challenging the other gods and looking for Pandora's Box to maximize his power; the other gods enlist the aid of a Spartan named Kratos (the player), former protégé of Ares ...

  5. Heracles in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Hercules (TV miniseries), a 2005 television mini-series done by Hallmark Entertainment. Hercules is the mentor and ancestor of Herry Hercules from Class of the Titans. Hercules appears in the BBC One series Atlantis where he is portrayed by Mark Addy. Hercules appears in the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time, portrayed by Jonathan Whitesell.

  6. Modern influence of Ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Classics also includes Greco-Roman philosophy, history, archaeology, anthropology, art, mythology and society as secondary subjects. In Western civilization, the study of the Greek and Roman classics was traditionally considered to be the foundation of the humanities and has traditionally been the cornerstone of a typical elite European education.

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  8. Prometheus in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Prometheus appears as a character in an episode of the TV series eighth season of the TV series Supernatural, "Remember the Titans", now suffering from amnesia after an avalanche eight years prior to the episode. Here Prometheus's curse is portrayed as granting him a form of immortality; although no longer chained to the mountain, Prometheus ...

  9. Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed - Wikipedia

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    It was produced by Prometheus Entertainment in association with The History Channel and Lucasfilm Ltd. The executive producer and director was Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Burns. [1] The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also makes various connections to Greek mythology. [2]