To the Greeks, the Trojan War is one of the most famous events in their history, and it is also one of the most well-known stories in Greek mythology....

In his epic work the Iliad, written around eighth century BC, Homer first introduces us to Andromache. According to Greek mythology, Andromache (in...

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to ancient Greece. Records of ancient Greeks...

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to ancient Greece. Records of ancient Greeks...

In Plato’s account of Atlantis, found in both Timaeus and Critias, the legendary island civilization supposedly fought a war against the...

The Exodus from Egypt is one of the most famous stories in the Bible. It is the story of how Moses led the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt and...

The Odyssey, written by Homer in the seventh century BCE, tells the story of Odysseus attempting to get home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. The...

The Odyssey, written by Homer in the seventh century BCE, tells the story of Odysseus attempting to get home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. The...

One of the most striking images recorded by Ancient Greek historian Herodotus is that of Persian King Xerxes ordering his soldiers to punish the sea...

The story of Icarus is one of those legends of Greek mythology that fascinates audiences because of Icarus’ desire to transgress human...