Persephone, daughter of Demeter (goddess of the harvest), was quietly picking flowers when Hades, god of the Underworld, spotted her. Enchanted, Hades suddenly emerged from...
The first mentions of the Kraken come from Scandinavian legends, primarily derived from medieval Norwegian sagas. There, stories were told of a gigantic sea monster...
Mont Saint-Michel is actually made up of a huge block of granite, several hundred million years old, formed during the Paleozoic era. In that distant...
In ancient Hindu myths, multiple arms often symbolize immense divine power and a great ability to accomplish various tasks simultaneously. These representations date back to...
It all starts with a simple quarrel among goddesses at the wedding of Thetis and Peleus. Eris, upset at being excluded, throws a golden apple...
The Minotaur, half-man half-bull, symbolized for the ancient Greeks the fear of their own animal and savage side. Trapped in the maze of the Labyrinth, it embodied...
In ancient Greece, giving the gods a human appearance made them close and easy to understand. It was a simple way to capture their character, emotions, or...
Everything begins with the writings of the Greek philosopher Plato, who mentions around 360 B.C. in his works Timaeus and Critias, a legendary civilization called...
For the Aboriginal people of Australia, the Dreamtime is not just an old legend; it is a framework that gives meaning to their universe. Basically, they believe...
The ancient tale of Atlantis comes primarily from the Greek philosopher Plato. In his works, Timaeus and Critias, around the year -360, he tells the...
