In 1861 Bachofen published his radical thesis that the Amazons were not a myth but a fact ... of course, pottery. It became a ubiquitous trope in Greek culture, just like vampires are today ...

The hulking Hercules is a star ... Odysseus is the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, best known as the eponymous hero of the Odyssey, which tells the story of his eventful decade-long journey ...

While one legends claims the games were established by Heracles (Hercules), who brought a sacred olive tree to Olympia, an alternative myth has the ... a central aspect of Greek culture very ...