The Muses of Greek mythology were a group of goddesses that inspired scientists, painters, poets, musicians, and a plethora of other creative types.
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Research Files: The Teumessian Fox and Paradoxes
The legend of the Teumessian Fox and Laelaps the dog is a Greek myth from the time when Creon was regent of Thebes. Displeased with the people of Thebes, a god sent the massive fox to punish the city. Sometimes…
Research Files: The Gorgons
Today, we understand the Gorgons as three ugly monsters in Greek mythology who had hair made of snakes. Two of the sisters, Euryale and Stheno, were immortal, while the most well-known Gorgon, Medusa, was not immortal. Perseus killed Medusa by…
Research Files: The River Lethe
In Greek mythology, River Lethe was one of the five rivers that flowed through the Underworld. Some Greeks believe that after death, a person would drink from the river in order to forget their past life and clear their soul…
Research Files: Mnemosyne and Memory
Mnemosyne is the Greek goddess of memory and sometimes denoted a Titaness...She was also the namesake of a river that flowed through the Underworld, parallel to Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Those who drank from the river of Mnemosyne would…