Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter, known as a man-eating monster.

From narrowly avoiding being eaten by his father as a baby to seducing mortal women as a swan or a bull, there were some ...

Hecate was a goddess for ancient Greek religion and mythology, and not a witch as some associate her with Halloween.

Mythology has been the core of many peoples lives and continues to directly, and indirectly, guide entire civilizations ...

The legendary Fimbulwinter that preludes Ragnarök may have been inspired by a series of harsh years that took place after 536 ...

As of then, Indian civilization’s antiquity had been traced up to the 3rd century BCE – in Mauryan Buddhist Emperor Asoka’s ...

Lord Dhanvantari, considered the God of Ayurveda and medicine, emerged during the Samudra Manthan churning of the ocean. He ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii uncovered an ancient tiny home filled with elaborate artwork that has remained largely intact for ...

An ancient object that Jessica Lamont uses in her Yale classes may not appear menacing, but in Greek antiquity it was used for malevolent purposes.

If there’s a monster in Greek mythology, it’s usually slain by a hero. Such was Chimaera’s fate. Ancient Greek poet Homer ...

Amazon’s God of War adaptation has found a new lead to send it into battle as Ronald D. Moore has come on board as writer, ...