Mount Ida, known to locals as Psiloritis, is Crete's highest peak and holds a central place in Greek mythology, as it is the location where, according to legend, the Titaness Rhea hid her infant son Zeus from his father...
Steve Reeves made his cinematic breakthrough in 1958, with the movie Hercules. By the late 1950s, the sword and sandals genre was already becoming popular, but Reeves was the first performer to fully embody the physique of ancient Greek...
A 50-foot bronze statue of the ancient Greek Titan Prometheus is being erected near SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas, creating an extraordinary link between one of humanity’s oldest myths and its modern quest to reach the stars.
French artists crafted...
There is history and mythology abounding throughout Greece, and the exotic Greek islands of Lichadonisia are no exception.
The enticing, magical tales of the creation of this island complex, located northeast of Evia in the North Evia Gulf, only adds...
The original founder of ancient Britain was allegedly a giant son of Poseidon named Albion, according to legend. This giant was then killed by Hercules while returning from one of his twelve labors. However, is this legend just a...
Cerberus (Greek: Κέρβερος/Kérberos) was the multi-headed guard dog of Hades, the Underworld in ancient Greek mythology. The hound's task was to guard the entrance to the Underworld and keep the living separated from the dead.
The fearsome hound's description varies...
A towering new statue of Titormos, the legendary strongman of ancient Aetolia, has been unveiled in Agrinio, reviving interest in one of Greece's most fascinating—and often overlooked—heroes of antiquity.
The bronze monument pays tribute to the mythical figure who, according...
