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“The Lament for Icarus” by Herbert James Draper (1898). Source: Public Domain.

Mythology

World Mythology Warnings for TODAY #2: Icarus’s Flight & Dangerous Ambitions

Welcome back to our series World Mythology Warnings for Today. In case you missed our previous (and first) episode, be...

Arabian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes arabica) are a fox species found in Southern Iraq. Source: CC BY 4.0. Taken by Alahamali70. Statue of Hadad (another name of the Anunnaki god Ishkur) presented by Felix von Luschan et al. Source: Public Domain.

Ancient Tablet Reveals Lost Sumerian Myth: Hero Fox Saving an Anunnaki God

For 4,400 years, a small clay tablet lay hidden inside the ruins of the Ancient Sumerian city of Nippur (in...

Zeus (Jupiter) observing the world of mortals from above, as eagles drive his chariot. By Flemish engraver Jan Sadeler I after Maarten de Vos. Circa 1585. Source: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

When Zeus ‘Ate’ The Creator to Become Supreme God

Zeus’s rise to ultimate power wasn’t just forged by thunderbolts and battles with Titans—it was an act of divine transcendence,...

The satyr and nymph scene is just one of the beautiful frescoes found in the tiny house in Pompeii. Source: Pompeii Archaeological Park.

Archaeology & Discoveries

Tiny House Found in Ancient Pompeii Has Erotica All Over the Walls

Pompeii, famously destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, is treasure trove due to its extraordinary state of...