Editing Spaghetti Western (section)

===Ancient myths and classic literature===
[[File:Il pistolero dell Ave Maria - 1969 Mann.png|thumb|''[[The Forgotten Pistolero]]'' by [[Ferdinando Baldi]]]]
Several spaghetti Westerns are inspired by classical myths and dramas. Titles, such as ''Fedra West'' (also called ''[[Ballad of a Bounty Hunter]]'') and ''[[Johnny Hamlet]]'', signify the connection to [[Greek mythology|Greek myth]], the plays by [[Hippolytus (play)|Euripides]] and [[Phèdre|Racine]], and the [[Hamlet|play]] by [[William Shakespeare]], respectively. The latter also inspired 1972's ''Dust in the Sun'', which follows the original more closely than Johnny Hamlet, in which the hero survives. ''[[The Forgotten Pistolero]]'' is based on the vengeance of [[Orestes]]. There are similarities between the story of ''[[The Return of Ringo]]'' and the last canto of [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]]''. ''[[Fury of Johnny Kid]]'' follows Shakespeare's ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', but (again) with a different ending; the loving couple leave together while their families annihilate each other.