An organizer of the Paris Olympics said that the drag performance during Friday’s opening ceremony was a nod to Greek mythology ... for the ceremony, told French news channel BFM TV on Sunday ...

However, the campy French performance paying homage to Greek mythology and the Olympics ... of Leonardo da Vinci’s "The Last Supper." The painting itself refers to the final meal that Jesus ...

Thomas Jolly, the ceremony’s artistic director, claimed to the French media on Sunday that he was not mocking anyone but merely putting on a “celebration of Greek mythology.” “There is ...

On Thursday, "during a French class, a colleague showed a 17th-century painting that showed naked ... painter Giuseppe Cesari, portrays a Greek mythology story in which the hunter Actaeon bursts ...

Paris was a key figure in Greek mythology, who is mostly remembered for his role in the events leading up to the legendary Trojan War.

Because the Olympic opening ceremony scene so closely resembled the revered painting, several Christian and Catholic organizations publicly denounced it. The French Bishops’ Conference ...

According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge.

On Thursday, "during a French class, a colleague showed a 17th-century painting that showed naked ... painter Giuseppe Cesari, portrays a Greek mythology story in which the hunter Actaeon bursts ...

An organizer of the Paris Olympics said that the drag performance during Friday’s opening ceremony was a nod to Greek mythology ... for the ceremony, told French news channel BFM-TV on Sunday ...