Mythos

We dive back into the wonderful world of Jorge Rivera-Herrans’ Epic - an incredible musical retelling of the Odyssey.

This month here at Mythos we were delighted to get to chat with Joe Goodkin, and discuss his latest album, The Blues of Achilles.

We follow Percy Jackson and his friends from the depths of the underworld to the heights of Olympus in the series finale.

This week we explore the incredible Epic concept album, which retells the story of the Odyssey, from Troy to Polyphemus the Cyclops.

Cats have played a significant role in superstition and folklore around the world, appearing as both protectors and threats.

We continue our tour of Cyprus as we take a look at the Paphos mosaics and the legends that inspired them.

Mythos concludes its look at the Trojan war as we talk about the Trojan Horse, and everything that came after.

This week we continue our introduction to the Trojan War, exploring the deaths of some of Greece's most famous and beloved heroes.

The Trojan War is one of the most well known wars from myth, fought between the Greeks and the Romans. We take a look at how it began.

Each country has their mythical monsters, and this week we take a look at some of the terrifying creatures from Greek legend.

One of the most popular types of mythical creature, is one made from the pieces of real animals. Mythos takes a look at hybrids of myth.

We summarise a classical Greek tragedy, originally collected in Ovid's Metamorphoses, telling a tale of murder, betrayal and revenge.

This week Mythos delves into Greek myth as we take a look at Hadestown, a stunning musical reimagining of Orpheus and Eurydice.

One of Humanity's steadfast companions, horses can be found all around the world and, therefore, so do their myths.

According to Greek myth, many plants were once human - run afoul of a god's temper, or pity. We take a look at some of these unlucky people.

Mira Grant's 2017 horror novel sees a crew of scientists travelling to the Mariana Trench, where killer mermaids lurk beneath the waves.

They may not be throwing thunderbolts, and sending storms, but the minor gods of Greco-Roman myth had their own (very odd) parts to play.

Flashy, vibrant and with a stunning soundtrack, Disney's Hercules is definitely eye-catching - but how close is it to the original myths?

"Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together," - Plato

There are many tales of mythical mountain, where gods, monsters and magical creatures were thought to dwell. Here we have just a few: