A seventeenth-century depiction of Lamia by Edward Topsell (c. 1572 – 1625). Credit: Public domain Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter—and according to ...
Eos, the Greek Goddess of the Dawn, with Memnon So-called “Memnon pieta”: Eos is shown lifting the body of her son Memnon. Kalos inscription. Interior from an Attic red-figure cup, ca. 490–480 BC.
Inspired by the Greek goddess of harvest and motherhood, Classi’s piece is the first in a series that reimagines ancient Greek goddesses through the lens of modern women. Classi’s painting of ...
Have you ever considered naming your daughter after a Greek goddess? These powerful and enchanting figures from mythology offer a wealth of inspiration for unique and meaningful names. Let’s explore ...
In 356 B.C.E., a man named Herostratus slipped into the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, Turkey, and set fire to its wooden roof, reducing much of the giant structure—which the Greek writer and ...