Turns out the ancient Greeks weren't just making things up! Join us as we count down our picks for the ancient Greek myths ...

Dryads, also called hamadryads, are legendary creatures from Greek mythology. They are said to be the spirits of oak trees and take the form of a beautiful young woman. Dryads were originally the ...

Can you guess which beast took our number one spot?

Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

From the Midas touch to a Sisyphean task, from Pandora’s box to Achilles’ heel, characters from classical Greek and Roman mythology have an inescapable presence in everyday life and language. Their ...

Folklore tales of terrifying female monsters have long been passed down through the generations and across different cultures around the world. London-based historian Sarah Clegg says many of them ...