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Agasias of Ephesus
(Encyclopedia) Agasias of EphesusAgasias of Ephesusāgāˈshēăs [key], fl. 1st cent. b.c., Greek sculptor. His Borghese Warrior, discovered in the 17th cent., is in the Louvre.Classical Mythology: A Titanic Struggle
A Titanic StruggleClassical MythologyTales Of The TitanicA Titanic StruggleClash of the Titans After gaining their own freedom, the Titans made Cronus their king and freed the Cyclopes and their…Native American Mythological Creatures
Throughout the First Nations cultures of North America, there are many legends that detail terrifying and fantastic beings that plague local populations or control the elements. Can you identify…Latin American Mythological Creatures
The countries of Latin America are full of tradition and folklore. Can you identify these mythological creatures that haunt the edges of dreams across South America?Middle Eastern Mythological Creatures
From spirits to monsters, what do you know about the various creepy creatures and devilish demons of Middle Eastern lore?North American Mythological Creatures
Bumps in the night and red eyes in the woods… what could it be? Time to test your knowledge of North American legendary creatures, big and small!bushrangers
(Encyclopedia) bushrangers, bandits who terrorized the bush country of Australia in the 19th cent. The first bushrangers (c.1806–44) were mainly escaped convicts who fled to the bush and organized…Butades of Sicyon
(Encyclopedia) Butades of SicyonButades of Sicyonb&oomacr;ˈtədēz, sĕˈshēŏn [key], fl. c.600 b.c., semilegendary Greek sculptor. He worked at Corinth and was supposed to have been the first to…Theagenes of Thasos
(Encyclopedia) Theagenes of Thasos, fl. 5th cent. b.c., ancient Greek athlete. He excelled in boxing and the pankration, which combined wrestling and boxing, and won 10 victories at the Isthmian…Didymus of Alexandria
(Encyclopedia) Didymus of Alexandria, d. c.396, Greek grammarian and theologian, also called Didymus the Blind. His treatise On the Holy Ghost was translated by St. Jerome, who studied briefly with…Trending
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