Greek Mythology

The myth of Daphne: New interpretations of Greek folktale bring sexual violence, body autonomy to the fore

Historically, scholarship has shown a deep-seated patriarchal interpretation of the myth, rendering Daphne’s role in her own transformation as secondary to the actions of masculine power, represented by Apollo.

Immortals Fenyx Rising review: Charming, challenging and funny, this could be the sleeper hit of the year

The game is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Google Stadia and Nintendo Switch

Making puzzles for Immortals Fenyx Rising was biggest challenge, says Ubisoft's Julien Galloudec

Ubisoft's latest offering, Immortals Fenyx Rising, releases on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Google Stadia and Nintendo Switch on 3 December

Parker Solar probe captures dust trail of asteroid that cause Geminid meteor showers every year

The asteroid's 96,560 km dust trail is made up of dust grains and small rocks that burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.

NASA might not be able to keep to the 2024 timeline for Artemis moon mission

An official told Congress that it’s good for NASA to have an aggressive goal, but many things need to come together for it to happen.

Mythology for the Millennial: Narada may be a trickster, but he deserved better than a life of illusions

While the Norsemen have Loki as their trickster, Hindu mythology has its very own Narada, not a god, but a sage hobnobbing with the who's who of the divine world.

Mythology, folklore are full of animal-human hybrid but evolution has left animals out of spiritual fulfilment

The tragedy is that, as we “evolve” we do not include animals in our spiritual fulfilment anymore. There are no religions and cults anymore that embrace all of Earthkind.

Animals in divinity: Human beings have been worshipping animals in religion for a very long time

In the ancient world, humans were not just close to animals but, in most cases, deeply dependent on them.

Astronomers discover a Sun-like star 350 light-years away that has consumed a rocky equivalent of 15 Earths

Dubbed Kronos after the child-eating Titan of Greek mythology, the star is the clearest and dramatic case yet of a Sun-like star consuming its own planet.

Devdutt Pattanaik: Similarities between Greek and Hindu mythology are superficial

Devdutt Pattanaik’s new book, Olympus — an Indian Retelling of the Greek Myths, neatly and with somewhat unpronounceable names, turns the tables on the usual re-tellings, by giving us a beloved foreign mythology in his trademark style