Erysichthon of Thessaly is a fascinating figure in Greek mythology, who is not very well-known, whose story teaches us a ...

Christopher Columbus said that mermaids he had seen were “not half as beautiful as they are painted, though to some extent they have the form of a human face”—probably because he wasn’t looking at ...

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

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In ancient Greek history and mythology, the Greek gods and goddesses are interesting and mysterious figures. They filled the world of Greek mythology with amazing power, beauty, ...

The breed that may have pulled Achilles’ legendary chariot is in danger of becoming resigned to the history books itself. The semi-wild Skyrian horse, or Skyros pony, has lived on the Greek island of ...