Amy Granger

When the Greeks pictured Mount Olympus, they did not just imagine clouds, marble palaces, and thrones of gold. They also imagined endless banquets where the …

In many myths, goddesses are shown as loyal wives or eternal companions, but not all followed that script. Some refused to remain trapped in marriages …

Honey is one of those substances that feels magical even before you add myth to it. Golden, sweet, and lasting for centuries without spoiling, it …

Marriage in myth is not always a story of joy and devotion. Many times it was used as a tool of power, control, or punishment. …

Love stories in Greek mythology rarely ended with a happily ever after, especially when the gods decided to interfere. Mortals who fell in love often …

Melusine is one of Europe’s most fascinating legendary beings, often described as part woman, part serpent or fish. In medieval folklore, she haunted rivers, wells, …

The sirens were among the most mysterious beings of ancient myth—half-woman, half-bird (and later imagined as half-fish), whose voices could lead sailors to their deaths. …

The waters were unpredictable, storms could rise from nowhere, and lurking in the waves were creatures like the sirens, whose voices promised knowledge and beauty …

When most people think of sirens, they immediately picture the haunting songs that lured sailors to their doom. But in the layered world of Greek …

Sirens and mermaids are often blended together in modern stories, but in the ancient world, they were not the same at all. Mermaids were usually …