For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they evolved to the seductive mermaids of our modern imagination.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a disturbing Ancient Egyptian burial practice that saw people dismembered before being put to ...

A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a ...

Greek mythology is full of unknown gods remaining in the shadows of the well-known Zeus, Ares, or the patroness of hunting, ...

From ancient Greece through Puritan New England, witches functioned as easy targets for cultural anxieties about gender, power and mortality. Ancient witches: gender and power. While modern witchcraft ...

A scholar has recently discovered a previously unknown Sumerian myth inscribed on a long-overlooked 4,400-year-old tablet.

Ancient Babylonian Flood Myth That Inspired Biblical Tale Had A Dark Twist The Babylonian flood myth that inspired the story of Noah's Ark may also include the world's oldest fake news.

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How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

Discover how Finland’s Kalevala blends myth, sustainability, and design innovation to become one of the global leaders in ...

During the winter school holidays, the Greek Community of Melbourne's schools delivered an innovative STEM program that ...

Market Makers; A Home Inspired by Ancient Norse Mythology, but With a Bowling Alley Amenities at Odin, a Los Angeles spec home asking $22.9 million, also include an outdoor pool, massage room and ...