St. Pete’s Greek Festival returns with a fresh new theme for Valentine’s Weekend (February 13, 14 & 15, 2026) SAINT ...

Prometheus isn’t just a myth — he’s a symbol. As the Titan who shaped humans and gave them fire, he defied the gods and chose ...

The Greek goddess Chimera, was a monstrous composition of disparate parts that embodied an ancient fear of females.

British writer-actor Stephen Fry shared insights on the parallels between the fall of Greek gods and the rise of artificial intelligence at the Jaipur Literature Festival. He explored how humanity's ...

New research shows Karnak Temple was built on a rare island of high ground formed as Nile river channels shifted thousands of years ago. Before that, the area was too flooded for settlement, making ...

When I was 8 or 9 years old, my uncle and aunt gave me a copy of D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, a standard-bearer for children’s folklore that was originally published in 1962. I was immediately ...

While researching for my Ph.D., I decided to delve into Greek mythology to determine whether I could find a story that could illuminate my understanding of mothering and my interest in maternal ...

Stories from the ancient past are enjoying a literary renaissance. Classicist, broadcaster and comedian Natalie Haynes stands out for her ability to straddle scholarship and storytelling. The ...

Today, Greece is a series of islands—estimates say between 1,200 to 6,000 islands—and shares land borders with Turkey, Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. The Aegean Sea borders the country to the ...

Rachael Mead does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The artwork on a 4300-year-old silver goblet unearthed in the Palestinian West Bank appears to show the universe forming out of primordial chaos – making it the oldest known visual representation of a ...

A bard travels through the streets, gathering an audience as he goes, and then starts to recall the adventures of heroes and the tales of the gods. In the ancient world, word of mouth was one of the ...