Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

In the fifth century B.C., the playwright Sophocles begins “Oedipus Tyrannos” with the title character struggling to identify the cause of a plague striking his city, Thebes. (Spoiler alert: It’s his ...

In the world of ancient Greek stories, some spirits inspired awe, some inspired worship, and some existed mainly to frighten ...

(The Conversation) — Stories in Greek mythology on the cycle of nature showing youth, death and rejuvenation can have lessons for us today on how grief changes over time and transforms who we are as ...

Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Greek myths. He firmly believes that these fantastical stories lie at the root of western culture, and ...

Circe is remembered as one of the most powerful witches in Greek mythology. She appears in many old stories, often surrounded ...

While tweeting out stories from the USA TODAY College Twitter account last night, I noticed the following response to our recently published story about (another) negative issue in the Greek community ...