Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

Of all the things that distinguish performer and playwright Ellen McLaughlin as a consummate theater artist, it may be her voice that registers and resonates most deeply. A thing of arresting beauty ...

Gray's forthcoming novel is engineered for a different audience than her blockbuster trilogy, but still firmly in the realm ...

The myth of whiteness in classical sculpture In ancient times, when approaching the Temple of Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina, one would have seen a sculpture of a young archer, painted in ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Many people have at least heard of the name Orestes, which is the name of a prominent figure of ancient Greek mythology, but how many of us are actually ...

Immortal Pillars is a great addition to Age of Mythology: Retold, finally giving the Chinese pantheon its due. New units and God Powers radically shake things up on the battlefield, and while the ...

She even held her own in a fight against Telamonian Ajax. She was eventually defeated by the Greek demigod Achilles, according to mythology. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Medea was the wife ...

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However, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have debunked this myth, explaining that bacteria transfer can occur immediately upon contact. “Bacteria can transfer to food the moment it ...

In Greek mythology, Orpheus descends into the underworld to retrieve his beloved Eurydice, who’s died from a serpent’s bite. His music, so achingly beautiful, moves Hades to allow Eurydice to ...