According to Greek myth, the origin of spiders can be traced back to a talented weaver named Arachne, whose tapestries were ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

Imagine hearing the word “echo” and feeling an odd shiver as you call into a canyon, your voice bouncing back as if answering ...

The beautiful myth of Psyche and Eros, a moving love story, has inspired countless artists all over the world throughout the ...

The island of Jeju in South Korea is home to the Greek Mythology Museum where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of ...

Charon is also the mythical boatman who carries dead souls over the River Styx into Hades in Greek myth (though in the stories, his boat didn’t have an outboard motor). 31.

Kaos is a Greek myth retelling set in a modern Crete where the gods never fell out of vogue. Populations worship the gods, and the gods, in turn, help them out from Mount Olympus. However, it isn ...

In Kaos, Hera and Poseidon are lovers, but I believe this is a creative addition to their stories separate from the myths; in myth, he's married to sea nymph Amphitrite. Perhaps she'll turn up in ...

Greek mythology is at the heart of “Hadestown,” Anaïs Mitchell’s folk-inspired reimagining of two classic ... “We keep on telling these stories because they remain relevant,” she said.

Anna Ziegler’s world premiere play is a story of two wives from different millennia whose husbands have been missing for 20 years ...

Stories have been used for centuries to entertain, educate, and explain different phenomena. While fables, myths, and folktales are all common forms of narratives, they each have defining ...