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

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

Some early episodes were inspired by stories from Greek myth, like Hercules freeing the Titan Prometheus from being chained up and having his magically regenerating liver eaten by a giant eagle ...

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.

Ancient Greek myth has told us the dangers of AI, it’s now up to us to listen. Story by Ioanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW.

D epending on your age, it’s a fair chance that you learned about the Greek myths through one of a handful of routes. Perhaps it was through Roger Lancelyn Green’s Tales of the Greek Heroes ...

By examining the Greek myth about Prometheus and comparing it to the Genesis creation story, the differences between the two stand out in stark relief. Hesiod’s view of the world is pessimistic.

Jennifer Saint’s enchanting debut, Ariadne, retells the myth of the Minotaur through the eyes of Ariadne, daughter of King Minos of Crete. When Theseus, prince of Athens, is sent as part of that ...

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.