In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

From the goblin shark to a tiny wasp named after a creature in Harry Potter, discover the animals that take their names from folklore or fiction. The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) gets its name from ...

Archaeologists in southern Greece unearthed a 2,400-year-old tomb in the ancient city of Tenea, revealing a wealth of artifacts.