Countee Cullen developed his Eurocentric style of writing from his exposure to Graeco-Roman Classics and English Literature, work he was exposed to while attending prestigious universities like New York University and Harvard. In his collection of poems "To the Three for Whom the Book" Cullen uses Greek methodology to explore race and identity and writes about Medusa, Theseus, Phasiphae, and the Minotaur. Although Cullen's continued to develop themes of race and identity in his work, Cullen found artistic inspiration in ancient Greek and Roman literature.