“Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus,” by John William Waterhouse, 1891. Circe was among one of the most famous femme fatales in Greek mythology. Credit: Public Domain There are many strong and ...

All readings may be done in English. Note that the list assumes that you will devote most of your effort to literary sources. If you wish to devote substantial time to art and archaeology as sources ...

A version of the story of the Garden of Eden and the forbidden fruit from the Bible also appears in Greek mythology’s Garden of the Hesperides, where the serpent guarding the fruit also plays a key ...

In our Medical Myths series, we approach medical misinformation head on. Using expert insight and peer reviewed research to wrestle fact from fiction, MNT brings clarity to the myth riddled world ...

The final transition to the Hellenistic period, which lasted from about 323 through 30 BCE, occurred following the death of Alexander the Great, who famously spread Greek culture into the lands of his ...

If you've ever been fortunate enough to witness the northern lights or southern lights in person, it likely won't surprise you that they have inspired countless myths and legends around the world.

Greek swimmer Artemis Vasilaki made a remarkable splash at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest, breaking the national record in the 1,500m freestyle with a time of 16:01.96. The 18-year-old ...

A library for safe, idiomatic null and error handling in TypeScript, with Maybe and Result types, supporting both a functional style and a more traditional method ...

Myth: Girls don’t usually get autism. Girls are less likely to be diagnosed with autism but it’s still common, says Catherine Lord, PhD, a clinical psychologist focused on autism at the David ...