Our mythology expert explains how ancient stories, unexplained mysteries, and popular monsters influence our culture.
Paintings and artifacts from museums around the world show how myths have inspired people throughout the ages. From pictographs to Picassos, the paintings, sculptures, ceramics, masks, robes, carvings, and textiles illustrate the timeless power and glory of gods, goddesses, and monsters.S. ...
and create humans. Humans then have three forms: the normal form is to be human; the best form is to cultivate to become an immortal; the form after death is a ghost. But in addition to gods and people, there are other things. In Chinese mythology, everything is alive, only perhaps ...
Ancient Greek mythology is a vast group of legends about gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, warriors and fools, that were an important part of everyday life in the ancient world. Greek myths explained everything from religious rituals to the weather, and gave meaning to the world that ...
Mehurt - (a.k.a. Mehturt, Mehet-Uret, Mehet-Weret) The mother of the sky in Egyptian mythology. Takes form as a cow and represents the flowing water of life. Menhit - (a.k.a. Menchit) Warrior goddess with the head of a lion and a lust for war. The female version of Mahe...
Ubisoftshowcased a very interesting game yesterday,Gods and Monsters, which looks to be jam-packed with Greek Mythology and looks a hell of a lot likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is no bad thing! Check the trailer out: ...
Typhon, the deadliest monster in all of mythology in a face-off for the age. Explore a beautiful fantasy world where tricky puzzles, mysterious dungeons and heroic feats await. The journey will be as challenging and rewarding as the final destination. Will you be the Hero of the legends fore...
You’ll be taking on quests, delving into dungeons, and solving puzzles as you do battle against Greek mythology’s most notable monsters. Your hero is named Fenyx, seeking to restore the Greek gods to their place on Mt. Olympus. The ultimate baddie is Typhon, and you’ll have to head ...
Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters: An Encyclopedia of World Mythology Blazing sun gods, fertile earth goddesses, sacred serpents, wily tricksters, and valiant heroes. Myths are the most powerful and popular stories ever told. This beautiful encyclopedia explores the world's mythologies. Each of its 15...
publishing house Canongate has proposed to restore myth " or to provide the materials for its regeneration " in a grandiose project akin to the epic revival of classicism in the European Renaissance, which liked to compare its labours with those of the gods and heroes of classical mythology. ...