Heroes, history and myth -- The myth of Troy -- Homer and mythology -- In search of historical Troy -- Life lessons from the Trojan War -- Jason and the golden fleece -- Theseus and the minotaur -- Myth and Athenian drama -- Fate and free will in mythology -- Atlantis, fact or fiction? -- The epic of Gilgamesh -- Gilgamesh and history -- The book of Genesis -- Exodus, the foundation of the Jewish people -- The book of Genesis -- Exodus, the foundation of the Jewish people -- The historical power of biblical stories -- Aeneas, Rome's national hero -- Romulus, the founder of Rome -- Lays of ancient Rome.
Alexander the Great in history -- Alexander the Great in romance -- Beowulf, historical roots and heroic values -- King Arthur, fact or fiction? -- In search of the holy grail -- Vikings in America? -- Vergil the magician -- The Battle of Kosovo -- Julius Caesar in history -- Napoleon and the mantle of Caesar -- Arminius and German mythology -- Teuton versus Roman -- Davy Crockett and the myth of the frontier -- The Alamo -- Jesse James and the myth of the outlaw -- General Custer, hero or villain? -- Reagan, Hollywood, and American ideals -- Mythology as a path to wisdom.
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