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In a YouTube video, Baker said that he was born into a family who were members of the Worldwide Church of God. He described the church as a " cult " and has since converted to Progressive Judaism . [ ‡ 3 ] In 2003, he cofounded Beacon Hill Academy, a non-profit school in Nuwara Eliya , Sri Lanka , where he had previously worked as a teacher.
The God of War franchise of video games is loosely based on Greek mythology, with the main character being named after Kratos (though not the same character). [62] The video game Kratos is a warrior from Sparta and the son of the King of the Greek Gods, Zeus and is the personification of power. The series follows Kratos, who initially serves ...
This category contains articles of popular culture items whose main elements were directly or highly influenced by the stories of classical mythology See also: Category:Works based on classical mythology
Françoise LECOCQ, « The Dark Phoenix : Rewriting an ancient Myth in Today's popular Culture », in Ancient Myths in the Making of Culture, ed. Malgorzata Budzowska et Jadwiga Czerwinska, Peter Lang, Warsaw Studies in Classical Literature and Culture, 3, Frankfurt am Main - Berlin - Bern - Bruxelles - New York - Oxford - Wien, 2014 (p. 341-354).
In the video game BioShock 2, Persephone is the name given to the prison facility that spans over two levels, Inner Persephone and Outer Persephone. Persephone is the final boss and the main antagonist of the 2008 video game God of War: Chains of Olympus. In the game, she seeks vengeance against the Olympians for forcefully marrying her off to ...
Lilith, a biblical character suggested to be Adam's first wife and a significant female figure from Jewish mythology, has been developed over time into distinct characters in popular culture. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] One writer on witches, Judika Illes, wrote, "No spirit exerts more fascination over media and popular culture than Lilith.
In the anime series Love Live!School Idol Project, the musical group, μ's, is named after the Muses, and there are nine members, just as there are nine Muses.; In the anime series Kiddy Grade, several sister ships to those of the main characters are named for Muses including Calliope, Clio, Terpsichore, Erato, Euterpe, Thalia, and Polyhymnia.
In 2020, The Gorgon's Head is among the films uploaded on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's official YouTube channel to celebrate the exhibition's 150th anniversary. [12] Medusa is portrayed as a wandering tree creature with a single glowing eye in Medusa Against the Son of Hercules (Perseus the Invincible), a 1962 film starring Richard Harrison.