Greek Mythology Movies

Animated actors and vases tell stories from Greek mythology. Part of a 100-film international project on the theme of world culture. (Robert Donn)

When Eros shoots his arrows on the god Apollo, he falls madly in love with Daphne. But the nymph does not correspond to his love and escapes as she...

Virginia Woolf said that Homer's epic poem the Odyssey was 'alive to every tremor and gleam of existence'. Following the magical and strange...

Based on the harrowing love story of Greek soldier Achilles and his 'brother-in-arms' Patroclus, this modern retelling explores Achilles' grief and...

Alternate-language version of Amphitryon (1935).

A professor takes a group of students on a trip to an abandoned stage in a park, with the intention of finding a scenic setting for the production of...

Set in Ancient Greece, a street clown Cockian is hired by a Roman Commander to impersonate an imprisoned Christian leader in order to learn the...

Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Greek myths. He firmly believes that these...

A descendant of ancient Greek sirens searches for love on modern day Long Island. After many failed relationships she worries that the problem lies...

A cut-out animation depicting the Twelve Labours of Hercules.

In this graduation film and modern interpretation of the famous epic, Odysseus relates how he, after winning the Trojan War, resolutely returns to...

Eileen and Martin are a young couple living in their apartment home. Martin is terminallly ill in an induced coma. With the aid of AI technology, his...

In a greek museum a visitor gets lost in the ancient story of Ariadne through a painting on a plate. She takes Ariadnes place and confronts the...

They have traveled the length and breadth, taught us to read and write, told us their fantastic stories. But who are these ancient Greeks we no...

The son of Zeus must face a series of challenges.

Trauma and redemption through the lens of Greek mythology.

The Cyclops Polyphemus falls in love with the beautiful nymph Galatea, but she rejects him in favor of Acis, a shepherd. Furious, Polifemo goes in...

A hallucinatory retelling of the Greek myth about Pan and Syrinx's brutalist romantic love. Inspired by the short films of Maya Deren, Curtis...