One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

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

A Greek mythology obsession is basically a middle school rite of passage (right up there with the classic Ancient Egypt hyper-fixation). There’s something larger-than-life about Greek myths that ...

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

252 Northumberland St. The romantic comedy depicts a version of the Greek myth where Hades, god of the underworld, abducts Persephone — the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest.

The classic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and their travels to the underworld gets a modern retelling in the Lutcher Theater’s latest Broadway musical. Anais Mitchell’s “Hadestown ...

and today we’re counting down our picks for the most iconic beasts and beings from Greek myths. Mark Carney is about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory Finally, a win for those of us who ...

Entities magically endowed with life by the gods are not a rarity in Greek myth. Consider, for example, Galatea, a statue of a woman sculpted by Pygmalion as art, then brought to life by Aphrodite.

The film is a dystopian retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. In this version, O’Dessa (portrayed by Sadie Sink) is a rambler, someone who goes from city to city singing songs. However, ...

Myths may also involve gods and goddesses. For instance, the Greek myth of “the Abduction of Persephone by Hades” explained the changing of the seasons. American folklorist Stith Thompson ...

Miller’s Monster Diaries retells Greek myths, but from the monsters’ perspective. The first book, launching in paperback in April 2026, centres on Polyphemus and the Cyclops’ own version of ...