Many Greek islands derive their names from mythical heroes, ancient gods and kings, along with geological features.

The Wendigo of Native American lore, the Sphinx of ancient Egypt, the Kraken said to terrorize the ocean — discover these and ...

It’s a pretty appropriate name given where H. hades lives; the trench extends down to the hadal zone, itself named after ...

except they don’t look like any creature we know. The whole sculpture is a bit of a puzzle – is the style Ancient Greek, Italian, Chinese or Indian? The name doesn’t help. Vikatonarva sounds ...

A visitor views a clay chest larnax decorated with marine creatures and vegetal ... Dong/China Daily] "Daedalus, the mythical craftsman … represents, as his name allows, artistic and ...

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast ...

This unique holiday is a whimsical tribute to many people’s favorite mythical creature – the unicorn. If it feels a little silly to celebrate something made up… that’s sort of the point.

These mythological creatures are the cream of the Greek crop. Welcome to WatchMojo ... Are any in Ohio, Kentucky? See full list. Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Unveils $20,000 Electric Truck As ...

Greek mythology is the most influential source for many popular ... but also extremely treacherous creatures. They were part woman and part bird, whose main task was to lure sailors closer to their ...