Ancient Greek thinkers, from Hesiod to Plato, and later Rousseau saw in the noble savage a vision of lost divine harmony and ...

When most people think of Greek mythology, they imagine dazzling heroes, wise gods, and epic love stories that shaped Western ...

Homer’s Odyssey is one of the greatest works of ancient Greek epic poetry, telling the incredible journey of Odysseus as he ...

Greece is opening up ancient sites for events aimed at combining cultural heritage with the Greek culinary tradition.

In the beginning, there were only myths. For the Greeks, the island of Crete was a distant and strange land and yet the site of some their most important traditions: Zeus was taken there to save him ...

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 ...

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

Storyteller Amelia Ace Armande will toast the ancient Greek god of wine in her presentation for an adult audience in Derbyshire.

A compelling list of books that uncover the hidden truths, origins, and realities behind the myths that still shape our world ...

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was no ordinary figure. He was the founder and king of Ephyra, known in antiquity as Corinth, ...

Everyone dreams of Santorini’s white domes and caldera sunsets, but Greece is made of more than a single picture-perfect ...

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.