Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

From the goblin shark to a tiny wasp named after a creature in Harry Potter, discover the animals that take their names from folklore or fiction. The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) gets its name from ...

Myths are old tales filled with magical creatures, gods and mystery ... things happening in the natural world around them. In Greek mythology the Titan Atlas bore the weight of the heavens ...

Myths were created by early civiliations to make sense of things happening in the natural world around them. In Greek mythology the Titan Atlas bore the weight of the heavens on his shoulders.