Myths have had a huge influence on the world. Although they may not be true, the events of Greek myth may have taken place in ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Mine is, naturally, a bed of godly proportions. This is despite the fact that I have not grown a millimeter since I was a ...

Play this quiz to test your knowledge of Zeus (king of the gods), Herakles (you may know him as Hercules), Pandora and more to see if you can you decipher which are the true Greek myths!

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 ...

Hades had very few of his own myths, but he featured in many stories of Greek heroes such as Heracles, Theseus, and Orpheus. In these stories he acted as an antagonistic force for the heroes to ...

Those familiar with Greek mythology know the story of Icarus, who was gifted a pair of wax wings in order to fly out of the labyrinth where he was imprisoned. The wings were suited perfectly for ...

A Chichester man has published his first book of humorous verse based on Greek myths. Mark Abbott, who studied law at Cambridge University, started telling bedtime stories in verse to his children ...

After decades of searching, excavations in southern Greece have unearthed the first concrete evidence of Tenea, a city long ...