British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast ...

Researchers looking into the origin of domestic cats have long considered that cats likely accompanied early farmers during ...

In Egyptian mythology, Osiris was murdered by his brother Seth, the god of confusion and disorder. Isis was able to reassemble her husband’s dismembered body, bringing Osiris back to life ...

Age of Mythology is a game that was first unleashed on an unsuspecting world way back in 2002, and gained plaudits at the time for its new take on mythology and strategy gameplay. Fast forward 23 ...

CAIRO — Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic ...

The crew of a submarine which sank in the Red Sea on a coral reef expedition in the Red Sea killing six tourists has been questioned by Egyptian authorities. The submarine, run by Biblio Globus ...

The submarine was carrying 45 tourists and five Egyptian crewmembers when it sank, Red Sea governor Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafi, said in a statement, adding that rescue teams were sent quickly.

Ancient Egyptian mythology held that Abydos served as the burial place for Osiris, god of the underworld. Many of history’s earliest pharaohs also chose to be interred there inside a sprawling ...

A tourist submarine has sunk in Egypt, sparking a major rescue operation and leaving multiple people dead or injured. The submarine, named Sindbad, was carrying about 44 passengers of different ...