Best Movies about Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology
Mythology from the Greek words "mythos" for story-of-the-people, and "logos" for word or speech, so the spoken story of a people is the body of myths originally told by the Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the Greek religion's view of the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the Greeks' cult and ritual practices.
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- DirectorZack SnyderStarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid WenhamIn the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.Spartans and the Battle of Thermopylae with Persian army
- DirectorNoam MurroStarsSullivan StapletonEva GreenLena HeadeyGreek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.Battle of Artemisium and the Battle of Salamis in the Greco-Persian Wars
- StarsEmilia FoxJames CallisDaniel LapaineThe abduction of beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris of Troy triggers a long war.The abduction of beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris of Troy triggers a long war
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsBrad PittEric BanaOrlando BloomAn adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces.Based on Homer's "Iliad," this epic portrays the battle between the Greek ancient kingdoms of Troy and Achaea
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsKatharine HepburnVanessa RedgraveGeneviève BujoldThe women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.Based on Euripides tragedy, trojan womenThe women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city, the fisrt anti-war drama
- DirectorPaul WeilandStarsMichael GambonBrian HensonDerek JacobiThe inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus flee from the wicked King Minos with the aid of Daedalus's man-made wings, but will Icarus heed his father's advice?In Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of Crete. After Theseus, king of Athens and enemy of Minos, escaped from the labyrinth, King Minos suspected that Icarus and Daedalus had revealed the labyrinth's secrets and imprisoned them—either in a large tower overlooking the ocean or in the labyrinth itself, depending upon the account
- DirectorLouis LeterrierStarsSam WorthingtonLiam NeesonRalph FiennesPerseus, a demigod and the son of Zeus, battles the minions of Hades and the Underworld in order to stop them from conquering Olympus and Earth.Perseus, a demigod and the son of Zeus, battles the minions of Hades and the Underworld in order to stop them from conquering Olympus and Earth
- DirectorJonathan LiebesmanStarsSam WorthingtonLiam NeesonRosamund PikePerseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsIrene PapasKostas KazakosKostas KarrasTo appease offended gods before going to war, a commander must sacrifice his favorite daughter to them but does so under the pretext of marrying her off.In Greek mythology, Iphigenia was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on his way to the Trojan War by hunting and killing one of Artemis' sacred stags.
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsIrene PapasGiannis FertisAleka KatselliLiving in exile after their father's death, the children of an usurped and murdered king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.Electra is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies, Living in exile after their father's death, the children of an usurped and murdered king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge. Electra's parents were King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra.
- DirectorDavid GarfathStarsMichael GambonBrian HensonFrances BarberThe hero Perseus faces the Gorgon, Medusa.Perseus must fight Medusa, a snake-haired monster - a look and you'll be turned to stone
- DirectorTarsem SinghStarsHenry CavillMickey RourkeJohn HurtTheseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion
- StarsArmand AssanteGreta ScacchiIsabella RosselliniFollows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.A two part TV Movie that follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War with Irene Papas as Anticleia
- StarsBekim FehmiuCarlo AlighieroLeonard SteckelOdysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.French TV Series about Odysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey with Irene Pappas as Penelope
- DirectorMario CameriniStarsSilvana ManganoKirk DouglasAnthony QuinnA movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.A classic movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Odysseus efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war with Kirk Douglas
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsMichael GambonBrian HensonDavid MorrisseyTheseus, with help from a beautiful princess, versus the savage Minotaur, half-man half-bull.Theseus, a genuine Greek hero of the Mythology and Minotaur, one of the most devastating and terrifying monsters are the main protagonists of a myth that involves gods and monsters, heroes and kings and two of the main city–states in the Hellenic world: Athens and Crete.
- DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsSteve ReevesSylva KoscinaFabrizio MioniThe muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole.A Classic film with Steve Reeves about the muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole
- DirectorBrett RatnerStarsDwayne JohnsonJohn HurtIan McShaneHaving endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord
- StarsDerek JacobiOlivia WilliamsAngus MacfadyenOne of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in an epic saga of one man's quest for the Golden Fleece, a gift from the gods.One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in an epic saga of Greek hero Jason and Argonauts and quest for the Golden Fleece, a gift from the gods.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsTodd ArmstrongNancy KovackGary RaymondThe legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.A classic movie adaption of the legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
- DirectorPier Paolo PasoliniStarsMaria CallasMassimo GirottiLaurent TerzieffAfter his quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason returns to Greece with powerful sorceress Medea. However, when the king banishes her, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?In Greek mythology, Medea is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. In the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, she aids Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece. She later marries him, but eventually kills their children and his other bride according to some versions of her story.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.In Greek religion and mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, the original labyrinth was built by Daedalus, on Crete, to keep the Minotaur imprisoned. The archetype of the young girl based on Ariadne, the girl who fell in love with the hero Theseus, who was to kill the Minotaur and thus ventured into the maze.
- DirectorTony SmithStarsMichael GambonBrian HensonArt MalikThe musician Orpheus descends to Hades to bring back his dead wife, Eurydice.The ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice concerns the fateful love of Orpheus of Thrace for the beautiful Eurydice and descended into the underworld of Hades, to recover his lost wife Eurydice. Orpheus was born in Pimpleia Pieria and was the son of Oeagrus and the muse Calliope, He was a legendary musician, prophet and king of Cicones, a Thracian tribe who lived between Vistonida lake and Hebrus river, Orpheus also travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece.
- DirectorPier Paolo PasoliniStarsSilvana ManganoFranco CittiAlida ValliRescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy--he'll murder his father and marry his mother.Oedipus Rex is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. 429 BC. Rescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy--he'll murder his father and marry his mother
