Chryse Island is an island that only exists in its name. Known as the Lemnian…
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Myths & Legends
Is Alepotrypa Cave the Inspiration for the Hades Myth?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriThe Greek myth of the Underworld and the afterlife is a familiar one to modern…
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The life of a monk is often one of seclusion. May who are drawn to…
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Myths & Legends
(In Pics) Shapeshifting and Sexual Assault: The Many Disguises of Zeus
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenZeus, father of the gods and hurler of thunderbolts in Greek myth, was not a…
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History
Say my Name! Herostratus, Arrogance and the Temple of Artemis
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenIn 550 BC, in Ephesus in modern-day Turkey, ground was broken on one of the…
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The Roman approach to religion was an interesting one. For the most part they just…
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Myths & Legends
Odysseus’s Oracle of the Dead: A Gateway to Hidden Knowledge?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriHomer’s Odyssey is perhaps the first great travelogue. While it is certainly filled with fantastical…
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Alexander the Great, one of the most successful military leaders of all time, has transcended…
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Myths & Legends
(In Pics) Six Depictions of Santa Claus through History
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenSanta is near-ubiquitous in his depiction today: a fat, jolly man with a red suit,…
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Archaeology
(In Pics) Ancient and Everywhere: Pyramids Around the World
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenStone Age humans, and their bronze age descendants, expanded to populate almost everywhere on Earth,…
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Today, boosted by pop culture icons such as DC Comics’s Wonder Woman, millions of people…
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Almost everyone has heard of the Pythagorean Theory, by which the lengths of the sides…
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Genius is, thankfully, often recognized within the person’s lifetime and many famous people were widely…
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Greek Mythology is filled with widely known heroic figures. There is for example Prometheus, who…
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Unexplained Mysteries
Forgotten Technology: Ten Secrets we have Lost
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenMankind’s ingenuity and inventiveness is unparalleled and many would be forgiven for thinking that our…