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The Legend Of An Ancient Priestess Of Delphi Possibly Inspiring Homer’s Poetry
According to ancient Greek legend and folklore, the famous poet Homer (author of the Iliad and the Odyssey) may have been inspired by poems...
The Myth Of Lycurgus’ Brief Victory Over Dionysus
Dionysus (also spelled Dionysos) was an ancient Greek earth deity with a specialty for vegetation, wine, festivities and madness. As portrayed in his myths,...
The Lesser-Known Tale Of Helen Never Actually Going To Troy
Queen Helen of Sparta came to be known as Helen of Troy because of the legendary story involving her being taken or lured away...
Ten Folkloric Or Legendary Peoples Named After Their Favorite Foods By The Ancient Greeks
In many languages worldwide, the words used to designate peoples and settlements can often be quite literal. Warriors fight in wars; buccaneers were named...
The Hellish Origins Of The Word ‘Tantalize’
Words such as ‘tantalize,’ ‘tantalized’ and ‘tantalizing’ refer to mixed feelings of desire and torment caused by a yearning for a coveted something that...
Ovid On The Immortality Of Literature
Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE), a poet from ancient Rome, wrote about how Roman society tried to push him down the path toward several specific...
The Legend Of How A Plague Led To Rome’s Interest In Performance Arts
Livy (c. 59 BCE-17CE), the Roman historian who wrote the definitive narrative of Rome’s ancient monarchy and early republic, curiously claimed that the Roman...
The Electrifying Myth Of Salmoneus
Salmoneus was a figure of ancient Greek myth, whose peculiar ancient tale was preserved by writers such as Diodorus Siculus (1st century BCE), Virgil...
Hesiod’s Poetic Encounter With The Muses On Mount Helicon
Hesiod, an 8th-century BCE Greek contemporary of Homer, left for posterity several tidbits of personal information about his own life, which he wove into...
The Jubilant Mirage Sighting of Christopher Columbus
On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from the Spanish city of Palos de Moguer on his flagship, the Santa Maria, which was...
