We’ve all grown up hearing tales that started as “That couldn’t possibly be true…” and later morphed into “Wait — it was true ...

A remarkable wooden sculpture depicting the mythological hero Hercules has emerged from an ancient refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza, impressing archaeologists with its state of preservation.

Twins in ancient Greece and Rome were seen as divine signs or dangerous omens, revealing deep cultural fears about birth, ...

Perhaps humans have always been so enamored with horror stories because, as a species, we are built for threat detection. We can’t help but imagine all of the potential horrors in store for us, but in ...

The Salem witch trials of the 1690s saw 20 victims executed, 19 by hanging. Far more interesting, horrifying, and awful is that Mr. Giles Corey, who "refused to enter an innocent or guilty plea," was ...

Prepare to have your perception of the past completely shaken! From what the Roman emperors wore to how pirates actually ...

Forever ensnared in a love-fued between 1800s literature and modern gaming, Eman Fatima tries her best to appease both her hobbies by tapping away at her keyboard and writing about her favorite games ...

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One of the most intriguing myths of ancient Greece is that of the Minotaur on the island of Crete, the bull-headed human-animal hybrid of Greek mythology. The story of the bestial Minotaur trapped in ...

STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. — In the Mary Zimmerman play “Metamorphosis” humans are frail and their gods are petty. The playwright takes six stories from the Ovid poem to make this point. Playing in the ...

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is a North American stop for an exhibit featuring 58 Roman marble sculptures from the Torlonia Collection. Some museum visitors got an early look at the artworks ...

Ancient Greek and Roman myths power diverse new games across genres and styles. Sequels and remakes (Hades 2, Titan Quest 2, Age of Mythology: Retold) modernize mythic gameplay. Indie and AAA titles ...