Greek
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The Nemean Lion: The First Labor of Heracles
July 27, 2020In Greek mythology, any animal could be larger than life. This was especially true for an...
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Hyperborea: What Existed in the Far North According to Greek Legend
July 27, 2020How did the people of Greece see the rest of the world, especially lands that could...
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Legendary Creatures of Greek Mythology
July 27, 2020Monsters and gods feature heavily in Greek mythology, but the amazing creatures did not stop there!...
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Nymphs: The Many Nature Spirits of Ancient Greece
July 22, 2020How many things can you name in nature? The Greeks could name a lot, and they...
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Two Characters Named Antiope in Greek Mythology
July 22, 2020How different could two women with the same name be? Read two stories of women named...
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The Erinyes: The Avenging Furies
July 22, 2020No level of fury can ever match that of the Erinyes, the Greek goddesses of retribution...
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Nyx: The Goddess of the Night
July 22, 2020A dark goddess to be both feared and loved, here is everything you need to know...
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Aeolus: Three Connected Figures in Greek Mythology
July 22, 2020As if it wasn’t confusing enough to have three characters in Greek mythology with the same...
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The Nereids: The Fifty Goddesses of the Sea
July 21, 2020For sea-faring Greeks, the Mediterranean was the center of the world. That made the fifty nymphs...
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Amphitrite: The Queen of the Sea
July 21, 2020Poseidon’s wife was not one of the great goddesses of the Greek pantheon, but she proved...