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The werewolf myth is not a product of modern fiction, but a story going back more than two millennia to Lycaon, the ancient ...
The Odyssey, the ancient Greek epic poem ascribed to the poet Homer, charts the return home of its eponymous hero, Odysseus.
Perfumes had captivated the ancient Greeks and through many sources, we can still venture through the world of perfumes in ancient Greece.
We've plumbed the depths of darkness to assemble a list of the very best gothic boy names and gothic girl names. Some have ...
Here are the best Greek islands to visit. 1. Nisyros: Walk on a volcano According to Greek mythology, it was Poseidon who seized a chunk of Kos and hurled it on top of a fiery Titan called ...
During the frigid winters of Scandinavia, it’s no wonder that ancient people looked to a goddess who embodied the harsh beauty of the frozen landscape. Skadi (Skaði), the formidable deity of winter, ...
Many myths have formed around Houdini over the years. One story was popularized by director and actor Orson Welles. In audience with the tsar in Russia, Welles recounted, Houdini made the bells of ...
At the recent French-Speaking Pneumology Congress held in Marseille, France, between January 24 and 26, 2025, Olivier Brun, a pulmonologist at the Hospital Center of Perpignan in Perpignan, France ...
The video game “Black Myth: Wukong” is a cultural “magic weapon,” a soft power export that’s raising China’s profile across the world. It sold 10 million copies within just three days ...
“Stock vigilantes” is a term that only recently entered the markets vernacular. It is time to retire it again equally swiftly. It refers to the idea that if the going gets tough, and US stock ...
Roman writer Cicero referenced the treatment of a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis in Sicily, while the poet Callimachus’ description of the statue of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. The study ...
1️⃣ Federal cutbacks: One of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s most critical roles is to observe the oceans, which are undergoing rapid and largely unexplained change.