Mythology

Cupid and Psyche Relief from the Capua Mithraeum, third century AD. Psyche (Soul) was a maiden so beautiful that mortals began to worship he...

Dragons

One of the most universal monster myths is that of the dragon. The awesome, reptile-like beasts appear in the folklore of nearly every count...

The Mongolian Deathworm

Artist’s impression of a Mongol Deathworm, based on eyewitness reports. Under the burning sand dunes of the Gobi desert there lurks a creatu...

The text of the film “The fall of an empire—the Lesson of Byzantium”

Russian winter landscape. A church. A snowstorm. Narrator . Hello . In 1453, the Byzantine Empire fell. Let us now take a look at how ...

Stone Circles at Castlerigg

If Stonehenge is the most famous stone circle in Britain, the Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick in the Lake District, must be the most a...

The Dragon’s Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle’s infamous association with disappearing boats and aircraft is known across the globe. Less well known is an area off t...

Crop Circles

The phenomenon of crop circles is one that we regard as being a relatively recent mystery, but strange patterns have actually been appearing...

THE CITY OF THE ELF GOD

The London of Ancient Egypt, Ptah Chief of Nine Earth Spirit, God of a Military Aristocracy, Palestine Cave dwellers and Alpine "Broa...