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

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 ...

“Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus,” by John William Waterhouse, 1891. Circe was among one of the most famous femme fatales in Greek mythology. Credit: Public Domain There are many strong and ...

The article highlights the remarkable stories of powerful women in Hindu mythology, such as Durga, Sita, Kali, Draupadi, Radha, and Savitri. Their tales offer enduring lessons in leadership ...

The video has provoked an enormously empathetic response on social media, with some seeing the fish as a feminist icon or an Icarus-like figure who swam too close to the Sun. The reaction shows ...

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 ...

the realization of a dream stretching back to the ill-starred Icarus of Greek mythology. The story is captured in the new book, "Birdmen Over Boston Harbor: The 1910 Harvard-Boston Aero Meet ...

Icarus's problem was flying too high. The character from Greek mythology flapped his wings made of feathers and wax all the way to the sun. Then the heat melted the wax and Icarus crashed into the ...

One of the most famous stories from Greek mythology is that of Icarus. In short: Daedalus and his son Icarus were tasked with building a labyrinth on the island of Crete. To prevent the secret of ...