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

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

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

In ancient Greece, religious rites were designed to produce a unique state of receptivity. This book, which focuses on the ...

I’ve got Ganesha in one pocket and Saraswati in the other pocket so I’m completely taken care of!’ In our innocence, and as children, we can quite easily and naturally incorporate the concepts of ...

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.

Forever Is Now, a series of installations by well-known contemporary artists, considers the legacy of Ancient Egypt anew ...

This week we’re going to talk about magic and the mystical wonders of plants, both real and imagined. I wouldn’t think our ...

You may have well-distilled thoughts of what represents a holiday in Greece ...

Sep. 19, 2024 — Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes ... Early Dingoes Are Related ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — The new mammal lived in Colorado 70 to 75 million years ago -- a time when a vast inland sea covered large portions of the state, and animals like ... Ancient Viral DNA in the ...

The use of "anno domini" and "before Christ" to mark time began in the early days of Christianity, and they're still used to track calendar years today. When reading historical texts or delving ...