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The Snake Man and his civilizing influence in several distinct cultures support the idea that early man was developed and shaped by a non-earthly source of intelligence.

The History of the Greeks is packed full of heroes: Achilles, Hercules and others. With a few exceptions, they were all men. Meet Atalanta, a noble female Greek heroine.

Many Greek legends have one message in common: do not fail to honor the Gods, or the consequences will be severe! Here is the tragic story of the Kingdom of Calydon.

From Mesopotamia comes this ancient Sumerian myth telling the story of Inanna, queen and sister of Gilgamesh, who travels to the underworld passing through seven gates.

From the evidence of the city's religious archives and the archaeological remains of temples, it is possible to rediscover something of the religion of ancient Ugarit.

Is Christianity based on pagan beliefs and rituals? Did the authors of the Bible, especially the New Testament, draw from pagan myths and ancient fables?

Travelling on London Underground can be an ordeal for some. Yet symptoms of anxiety may be embedded in our collective unconscious.

A recently discovered ancient site in eastern Turkey dating to 13,000 BC may hold the clue to determining where the mythical Eden was located and why it was destroyed.

The Cretan legend of the Minotaur links the palace of Knossos with ancient Athens. There are various sources of inspiration behind this ancient myth

There is more than one version of the myth of Minotaur of Crete. Although his end is always the same, he is variously a monster, a wild man or a Cretan general

Boys, as well as girls, love stories about knights and dragons. The most popular of these stories is the tale of how Saint George defeated a dragon and saved a city from

Troy once dominated the strategic waterways connecting the Aegean and Black Seas. Destroyed several times, the ruins today hardly reflect the great status Troy once held.

The biblical book of Genesis is perhaps the most controversial book of the Bible. This first article in our series "History According to God" explores why.

"The Forbidden Kingdom" is a martial arts film for the entire family featuring the exciting choreography of Woo-Ping Yuen.

Dubbed "a visually striking cornucopia of everything worth knowing about our closest neighbor in space," this book is a celebration of our relationship with the Moon.

Thanks to Dan Brown, the Holy Grail is famous around the world. The roots of the legend lie 900 years ago, in medieval tales of King Arthur and his knights.

Extraterrestrial contact with humans is evident in the lores and spiritual systems of Native Shamanic Traditions.

Faerie Tale by Raymond E Feist is a novel that explores what might happen if the 'real' world were to collide with the world of fantasy and fairies.

Many see the Harry Potter books as promoting friendship and courage, but some church groups fear they glamorise the occult.

To mourn the dead of war immediately after eighteen years of hidden catafalques is a new challenge to democratic nations.

The constellation Corona Borealis is an arc of stars that lies in spring and summer skies.

Brief biography of ancient Roman poet Ovid, popular and prolific writer exiled in the Black Sea, and a contemporary of Virgil and Horace.

In Greek mythology Phaethon is indirectly killed by Scorpius, the scorpion, when he tries to drive the Sun's chariot across the sky.

This article is a review of the first of Thomas Emson's vampire trinity novels Skarlet.

Brief biography of Robert Graves, English poet, novelist and critic, mainly known for his poetry and historical novels.

Did the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, really exist?

One of the pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians are invisible lines through the body that carry energy to every organ and system.

The planting of vineyards can be traced to the earliest ancient settlements, inaugurating a process that ultimately universalized wine as the chief ancient drink.

This article analyses how the intertwining of diverse worlds of characters contribute to creating an atmosphere of dreaming in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

According to the Holy Bible, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth; but there are other, some even older, stories to explain original creation.

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Discovering the similarities between creation stories of the east and its relationship to the prolific symbol of the lotus.