Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural.

Romulus and Remus were the legendary founders of Rome, but according to ancient records, they were originally Greek.

The transition from mythology to rational, scientific thought in Ancient Greece set the foundation for Western civilization.

How do you like your chosen ones? Dead by the end of the book? A ladies’ man? Fighting the institutions that put them there in the first place? The trope of the chosen one is very popular in the ...

University of Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories ...

Lopes is a medical oncologist at the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. In Greek mythology, the goddess Eos falls in love with Tithonus, a mortal prince of Troy. She asks ...

This article includes links that may result in a small affiliate share for purchased products, which helps support independent LGBTQ+ media. In the early days of ancient Greece, queer love was ...

We are collections of emotions. Across space and time, H. sapiens has experienced fear and gratitude, deference and pride. Most of us experience love, and many experience awe. Some of us have been ...

When I was 8 or 9 years old, my uncle and aunt gave me a copy of D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, a standard-bearer for children’s folklore that was originally published in 1962. I was immediately ...

While researching for my Ph.D., I decided to delve into Greek mythology to determine whether I could find a story that could illuminate my understanding of mothering and my interest in maternal ...

An opinion columnist explains her decision not to teach her children to believe in Santa Claus. The author wanted to avoid the eventual "lie" and potential breakdown of trust with her children.