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Hades, Is That You? New Deep-Sea Isopod Species Named After God Of The Underworld
It’s a pretty appropriate name given where H. hades lives; the trench extends down to the hadal zone, itself named after ...
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What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?
According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...
Greek Reporter3d
Dionysus, the Astonishingly Modern Olympian God
The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...
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Eos: Goddess of the Dawn in Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Eos was the goddess of the dawn. Though, like other primordial gods, she was not widely worshiped by the ...
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Typhon: The Monster Who Threatened Olympus in Greek Mythology
Typhon, or Typhoeus as he was also called, was a monstrous, serpentine creature with a hundred heads that could shoot fire ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Was Talos, the Bronze Automaton Who Guarded the Island of Crete in Greek Myth, an Early Example of Artificial Intelligence?
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...
Greek Reporter6d
The History of the Ancient Greek City of Thebes
The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.