For generations, the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten—built by the controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten—was shrouded in the ...
A comprehensive 17-year archaeological study has shattered the long-standing myth that the ancient Egyptian pyramids were ...
Which Ancient Myth Matches Each Birth Month? You may already know the symbolic myth that aligns with your zodiac sign.
Erysichthon of Thessaly is a fascinating figure in Greek mythology, who is not very well-known, whose story teaches us a ...
A new study asserts that the Bronze Age goblet may be one of the earliest known depictions of cosmology, featuring gods ...
One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? How did they ...
The second largest of the Cook Islands is preserved in the past. July 27, 2010— -- In the 1620's the descendants of the Aitu clan returned to Mangaia hungry for revenge. According to oral history ...
Dark myths express the fear that our creations are beyond our control. Among them, the Golem, born of medieval Jewish mysticism, perfectly embodies this concern. In the legend, a rabbi fashions a clay ...
Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets to tell these stories, and how. By Alexandra Alter For centuries, ...