Erysichthon of Thessaly is a fascinating figure in Greek mythology, who is not very well-known, whose story teaches us a ...

Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

David Duchovny is making his return to television as the main character Jamie Tanner in the new Prime Video thriller Malice.

Did dinosaur fossils inspire the mythical griffin? Did mammoth bones shape the story of the Gigantomachy? Were the cyclopes modeled on the skulls of dwarf elephants? This video investigates some of ...

Myths have always helped us make sense of the world, from seasonal changes to the challenges of life. Every culture created ...

Whether laced with viper venom, poison gas, or deadly pathogens—these weapons of war relied on nature's armory to slay the enemy. Poison in the woundThe Greek warrior Achilles treats Telephus’s ...

Long before psychology had a language, myth was our mirror. Throughout human history, it has offered more than entertainment; it has served as a mirror for the psyche. Among the world’s great ...

Every hour on the hour, day and night, Greek soldiers change the guard in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The elaborate practice of the "evzones", elite infantry conscripts wearing ...