Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

In the world of ancient Greek stories, some spirits inspired awe, some inspired worship, and some existed mainly to frighten ...

Joel Christensen is an associate professor of classical studies at Brandeis. This article is republished from The Conversation. Read the original article. In the fifth century B.C., the playwright ...

IN bringing together this collection of tales Miss Fleming has cast her net wide. Japan, China, India, North America, Egypt, Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, and the British Isles, to name only some of ...

As part of the ongoing PeayClipse lecture series, Austin Peay State University faculty members Tim and Mary Winters will present a talk titled, “Telling Time and Telling Tales: Eclipses in Ancient ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Tales of Ancient Nights A short journey to the tragic stories of ancient greek gods and goddesses. It is time to learn about Greek Mythology with a ...

Depending on where and when they strike, earthquakes in the modern world are views at best as inconvenient and at worst devastating disasters—either way, proximity to a fault-line is rarely considered ...

In the fifth century B.C., the playwright Sophocles begins “Oedipus Tyrannos” with the title character struggling to identify the cause of a plague striking his city, Thebes. (Spoiler alert: It’s his ...