Painting by Edward Poynter. Public Domain Orpheus, the son of god of music and healing, Apollo, and muse Calliope, was the greatest bard, mystic, and prophet in ancient Greek mythology. He had the ...

Hindu mythology abounds with animals imbued with divine purpose. Serving as vahanas for gods, they symbolize divine attributes, like Nandi's strength and Garuda's bravery. Animals, gods ...

But it is beautiful to look at as well. But that doesn’t mean that it can’t be modified to create something even more special. Porsche fans just love one-of-one creations and this Aimé Leon Dore ...

the French artist Gustave Courbet. Largely self-taught and extravagantly self-confident, Courbet was barely 30 when he caused an uproar at the Salon of 1850-51 with his 6.6m-long, defiantly dreary ...

Production designer Tom Meyer tells IndieWire about the lore that went into designing the Bene Gesserit base on Wallach IX — including Anirul. The assignment is a designer’s dream in many ways ...

The metro system in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki opened Saturday featuring driverless trains, and tens of thousands of people braved blustery, rainy weather to wait outside the stations ...

“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 ...

In Polynesian mythology, Maui stands as one of the most significant figures in creation stories spanning multiple cultures. While Disney portrays him as a charismatic showman with magical tattoos ...

From Apollo to Zeus, the 12 Olympian gods and goddesses are the most powerful deities in the pantheon of ancient Greek mythology and religion. The Greek gods — and the Roman gods they inspired — ...

Many authors have taken inspiration from Greek mythology with traditional or modern retellings of the classic tales. Even if you don’t know much about Greek mythology, these tales weave their ...