Erysichthon of Thessaly is a fascinating figure in Greek mythology, who is not very well-known, whose story teaches us a lesson about nature.

One of the wonders of the ancient world, the Temple of Artemis stood for millennia, wearing natural and manmade disasters. A ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

Hecate was a goddess for ancient Greek religion and mythology, and not a witch as some associate her with Halloween.

This ancient land bridge is celebrated for its geological, historical, and mythological significance, and it fascinates scientists and scholars alike. Let’s uncover the history, myth ...

This ancient land bridge is celebrated for its geological, historical, and mythological significance, and it fascinates scientists and scholars alike. Let’s uncover the history, myth, and geology ...

8th century BC – the Prometheus myth (about a Titan who brought man to life from clay and stole the secret of fire from the Gods) first appears in Greek mythology. 620 BC – Mayan evidence of ...

Memento moris remind us that death is inevitable, nothing afterward is assured, and what we do in that crack of light between ...

President Theodore Roosevelt was inspired by the artistic merit of ancient coins and sought to change the look of American coinage. In 1905 he asked famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to create ...

The Oneiroi: Morpheus and His Brothers, Ancient Greek Dream Gods The Disc of Sabu: Ancient Egyptian Water Pump or Alien Hyperdrive? There is no doubt that the Ancient Egyptian civilization is filled ...