The history of the Gorgoneion, Medusa’s fearsome symbol, from its Greek and Roman origins to its influence on Alexander the Great and more.

Melampus, a legendary Greek iatromantis, was a shaman, healer and seer famed for his prophetic gifts and ability to cure ...

From ancient cultures to present day, some birds' symbolic reputations fly with them. Some are symbols of death, while others ...

And they remain an enduring mystery that has sparked heated debates, death threats to researchers ... to symbolize deities in other ancient scripts – so Indus symbols that look like fish ...

The skeleton of a Stone Age child discovered in Thailand is rewriting what experts know about the prehistory of the area.

This Valentine’s Day, as we exchange stylised hearts in celebration of love, we might pause to remember that the power of the heart has been a symbol of life, death and everything in between for ...

Legend has it that, long before the axolotl became Mexico's most beloved salamander, it was a sneaky god. "It's an ...

Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god.

So, the horn is an ancient symbol going back over 2,000 years,” he added ... The girl, named as Louise, was found stabbed to death in the Essonne region south of Paris in the night of Friday to ...

“Despite there being many varieties, the axolotl from the area is a symbol of identity for the ... its lunar goddess — but it did appear in ancient Mesoamerican documents.