This past weekend the Birmingham Vulcans won the Alabama State Rugby Championship (a.k.a. Gene Higgins Memorial Cup)!! Vulcan was the Roman name of Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, artisans, fire and more. Due to the importance of the steel industry …
For World Philosophy Day, you might guess that we will talk about ancient Greece, considering Philosophy is a Greek word meaning the Love of Wisdom. Greek philosophy is a system of thought that originated in ancient Greece in the 6th …
On World Science Day, we will take a look at the history of Western Science, which had its origins in ancient Greece with the PreSocratic philosophers. What most people don’t know is that the early Greek philosophers were also the …
It is always an exciting day when a new movie or series about Greek mythology is released, and on Oct. 27, Blood of Zeus was released on Netflix. Within 3 days it already became the number 4 show on Netflix …
For National Chemistry Week (in the USA), we remember Democritus, the father of the Atomic Theory. He introduced the concept of the atom to chemistry and science, even though his theory would not be accepted for over 2000 years. It …
The Tower of Nero, the fifth and final book in the Trials of Apollo series, is finally out. It is available in our mythology shop via the navigation menu up top. You can also pick up the whole collection of …
Oct. 5 is World Architecture Day, so we will take a look at some history of Architecture today. Architecture is the art and science of designing and constructing buildings. The history of architecture dates back to ancient times, with early …
Since Sept. 13th is Roald Dahl day, lets take a look at some documentaries about the life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Roald Dahl was a British author, poet, and screenwriter who was born in Wales to Norwegian …
Every year millions of people run the marathon worldwide. But it is surprising to find out that many of them do not know the story of why we run it. It all goes back to 490 BCE, at the Battle …
Not too long ago, I bumped into the art of Jeff Murray while browsing Instagram and found him working on a Greek mythology project that is worth sharing. Watch the video below for an intro to Jeff Murray and then …