These 15 Greek god animals served as sacred symbols and divine messengers in ancient mythology — and their meanings still ...

Dryads, also called hamadryads, are legendary creatures from Greek mythology. They are said to be the spirits of oak trees and take the form of a beautiful young woman. Dryads were originally the ...

Greek mythology has been reflected in paintings and hundreds of vivid works that have come to be considered masterpieces.

In Greek mythology, the Chimera was a nightmare come alive—a fire-breathing monster made of lion, goat, and serpent. Heroes ...

The goddess Demeter's search for and ultimate reunion with her daughter, Persephone, sends symbolic messages about mothering that speak to maternal trauma and loss.

(The Conversation) — Female characters in Greek mythology lived under strict patriarchal rules, but they spoke truth to power and resisted injustice. As a scholar of ancient mythology, I’m aware of ...

In Greek mythology, Zagreus is an ill-defined member of the godly pantheon, identified only through vague references in fragmentary stories. That loose mythological foundation is precisely what makes ...