Behind the myth of the Minotaur lies the ancient Minoan civilisation – a culture steeped in ritual, rich in symbolism, and ...

One of the most recognizable figures of antiquity, the Sphinx, took many forms in the civilizations of Greece, the Near East ...

For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they ...

In Ancient Greece there was another mythical female figure who shared some of Lamia's behaviours, although they looked vastly different. According to Greek mythology, sirens lured sailors to their ...

Horrified: Greek Monsters (HGM for short) takes the monster-hunting, town-defending romp to the world of ancient Greek mythology, with such villains as Medusa, Cerberus, the Minotaur, and other ...

However, most of all, I admired the women in Greek mythology for their resistance. Greek mythology, with its gods stealing away women for wives and the hopes of fertile offspring (Zeus and Hades two ...

The author of the Myth of Monsters series recommends works that tell, or retell, these strange and wonderful stories for ...