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Greece Beyond Santorini: The Islands Where Mythology Still Lives

The sun-bleached stones of Greece tell stories that stretch back millennia, but most travelers only skim the surface of this ancient tapestry. While Santorini draws millions with its Instagram-perfect ...

Thrilling new versions of Greek myths pulse with queer desire and feminist fury

In two thrilling new fictional riffs on Greek myth, Natalie Haynes and Zoe Terakes interrogate ancient stories of heroism and ...
Irish Central

Newgrange and inbreeding: three ancient myths surrounding ancient monuments in Meath

The disparate myths surrounding Newgrange, or, in the case of one, Dowth a sister site in the Boyne Valley, County Meath. A recent widely-reported DNA study in 2020 shed new light on the people who ...
The New York Times

The Women of Greek Myths Are Finally Talking Back

Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets to tell these stories, and how. By Alexandra Alter For centuries, ...
Cleveland.com

Eclipse history lesson: What myths tell us about ancient civilizations and their expertise

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When a total solar eclipse crosses Ohio next month, modern astronomers will use the world’s most sophisticated computers and telescopes to measure, track and record it. But ancient ...