No, Athena Didn’t Turn Medusa into a Monster to Protect Her

One of the most famous stories in all of ancient Greek and Roman mythology and literature is the tale of the origin of the Gorgon Medusa that…

King Arthur’s Tragic Knights of the Round Table

Few stories in English folklore have had the staying power of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. While many people are familiar with the…

The Mystery Of The Octaviυs: Aп 18th-Ceпtυry Ghost Ship Was Discovered With The Captaiп’s Body Foυпd Frozeп At His Desk, Still Holdiпg His Peп

The world has aп array of tales, mysteries, aпd legeпds aпd we are traveliпg oп a differeпt dimeпsioп wheп readiпg or listeпiпg to them. Those stories are…

The Oneiroi: Morpheus and His Brothers, Ancient Greek Dream Gods

Greek mythology depicts its deities as belonging to one big family, and people today can still recognize its most prominent members. Most people are familiar with the…

The Secret of Long Life? It’s All in the Water: Sacred Springs & Holy Wells

The belief in sacred springs and holy waters goes far back into the earliest religious myths of humankind, and is ubiquitous across every continent. An ancient primordial…

King Lycaon of Arcadia – The First Werewolf?

Lycaon’s Family Ties According to Greek mythology, Lycaon was the son of Pelasgos, who is generally considered to have been the progenitor of the Pelasgians, the earliest…

The Children’s Crusade: Thousands of Children March to Holy Land but Never Return

The Children’s Crusade is one of the more unusual events that occurred in Medieval England. In the year 1212,  tens of thousands of self-proclaimed, unarmed crusading children…

Atlantis Unearthed – Do Surprising Underwater Scans Show Lost Architecture on the Sea Floor?

In his poems of the Iliad, the Greek Philosopher Homer introduces us to the mythical city of Troy, which remained a curiosity to many until the late…

Battle of Gaugamela: Alexander the Great Thrashes the Achaemenids

No name in world history rings more familiar than that of Alexander the Great. A man that managed extraordinary feats, conquering huge swaths of the world and…

Emerald Tablet May Hint at the Secret to Making Gold

The Emerald Tablet is a legendary object that contains cryptic inscriptions. Deep within the hidden meaning of the text lies a method of creating transmutation, the change…