Naxos is the largest island of the Cyclades and it is comparatively unknown relative to Greece's many other island idylls.

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With a new film adaptation of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey‘ on the horizon, interest in Greek mythology is once again picking up. The ancient stories of gods, heroes, monsters, and epic journeys have long ...

Theseus is remembered as the hero who defeated the Minotaur, but his story is far more complex than a single victory. From lifting a sword hidden beneath a massive stone to navigating the deadly ...

A paper by Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, has been included in a volume of essays on ancient myths and religion published by Brill. The collection, “Navigating the Study of ...

In the epic myths of Ancient Greece and Rome, it is common for heroes to abandon their heroines in order to reach the end of their quests, as it was considered virtuous in these cultures for a man to ...

One of the most intriguing myths of ancient Greece is that of the Minotaur on the island of Crete, the bull-headed human-animal hybrid of Greek mythology. The story of the bestial Minotaur trapped in ...

Theseus and the Minotaur. Is the fall of the Minoans described by any story of Greek mythology? Credit: Egisto Sani. CC BY 2.0/flickr The Cretans had imposed a harsh tribute on Athens. King Minos ...

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