The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the ...

This week’s fiction ranges from reimagined Greek myths to the challenges of middle-age, and in non-fiction there’s Joanna Lumley, a history of female aviators and an examination of Silicon Valley’s ...

Amphion and Zethus, the ancient greek builders of Thebes' walls, combined music and strength to achieve their goal.

Ancient Myths That Archaeologists Want You to Forget: 25 Unbelievable Facts About Ancient Civilizations: The ancient world gets misquoted a lot. The Library of Alexandria didnt vanish in one epic fire ...

Greece isn’t just a place, it’s a feeling. It’s where myths breathe through pine-covered hills, marble ruins glow under honey ...

GreekMythology #CreepyTales #Myths #top25 #didyouknow #list25 Embark on a spine-tingling journey through the ancient world ...

The ancient Greek society was a complex mix of ingenuity, brutality, eccentricities and practices that you may define as cultural rites that often fall outside of contemporary expectations. Of the ...

From China to Greece, these are the superheroes whose origins and power sets are inspired by some of the most fantastic ...

There’s no question that Greek mythology is prevalent in modern storytelling. Whether it’s the Percy Jackson book series, Broadway musicals, or video games, figures of these ancient stories are ...

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 ...

You'd be hard-pressed to find a culture that hasn't been influenced by Greek mythology in some way. Those epic tales of gods, heroes, and fantastical beasts have embedded themselves in our collective ...