An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

Symbolized by the bull and ruled by Venus, Taurus governs the physical world; earthly delights, animal appetites and material possessions.

In Minoan Crete, bull-leaping ceremonies and the myth of the Minotaur reflect the central importance of bulls in religious life. The Mesopotamian Bull of Heaven and Greek worship of Zeus sometimes in ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece.

In Crete, the birthplace of the Greek god Zeus, legendary architect Daedalus was inspired to create a labyrinth beside the rolling waves of the Aegean Sea. In Greek mythology, Daedalus was ...

Iconographic and other evidence suggests that, like ancient Crete, they appear to have had a 'man-bull' cult (potentially similar to the Cretan cult symbolized by the famous myth of the Minotaur).

Greece is one of the most fascinating countries in the world. Its history includes legends of gods and titans, love and ...

From classic myths rewritten by Natalie Haynes to the art of John Craxton in Crete ...

The king of the gods in the ancient Greek pantheon had a notorious reputation for sleeping around, so it should come as no surprise that Zeus fathered a lot of children. When you’re nearly counting ...

Set in 2100 BCE, the novel follows Alena, a renowned bull vaulter from the Isle of Green (Keft—ancient Crete), whose life irrevocably altered when a brutal attack by warrior horsemen results in ...