Social Media Ideas for American Mythology

'The American Book of Fables': A feast of the imagination and spirit for readers of all ages

In his 1956 essay “Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What's to Be Said,” C.S. Lewis separates the creator of any given imaginative work (novel, poem, etc.) into two distinct ide...

Before You See The Odyssey, Catch Up On Your Greek Mythology With These Comic Book Retellings

Explore the world of The Odyssey and other Greek Mythology-inspired tales in these graphic novels.

Native American Myths That Encode Real Survival Lessons

Search “Native American myths” and you’ll get a flood of results treating these stories like campfire horror content, monsters and spirits stripped of context and packaged for a sc...

Odysseus & His Epic Odyssey: The Ultimate Homecoming Voyage of Greek Mythology

Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, is Greek mythology's greatest road trip, journey of redemption, and homecoming voyage all rolled into one. Our hero is … Source

The Most Comprehensive Guide to Every Mythological Figure and Legend Behind ‘The Odyssey’

‘The Odyssey’ draws its power from a mythological world that existed long before Homer ever put stylus to wax. Understanding the gods, monsters, and doomed royal families that surr...

The American Book Of Fables Is An America 250 Roadtrip From Your Porch Swing

The new America 250 commemorative volume, The American Book of Fables, motors imaginations through breathtaking U.S. history and geography.

The Golden Calf and American Idols

In the wake of a golden statue of Donald Trump being unveiled in Florida, Karl E.H. Seigfried examines the use of monuments in the U.S. - a story full of accusations of 'pagan idol...

Beyond the Modern Myths of Ancient Athens

Arlene Saxonhouse on mythmakers.

The Myth of Marilyn: Why We’re Still Obsessed With the Goddess of Sex

It’s been said that the movie stars of Hollywood’s golden age were our version of the Greek gods. That’s how much they towered over our imaginations (and still do). Humphrey Bogart...

‘The Odyssey’ is not a myth. It is the blueprint of a civilization

We tend to file “The Odyssey” under “mythology” – alongside stories of gods who never existed, sung by people trying to explain thunder. That filing is a mistake, and it obscures t...

TRIBUTE TO AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK, part 3

The False Gods by George Horace Lorimer was illustrated in 1906 by a young J.C. Leyendecker.  It is not mentioned in any of the reference books on Leyendecker.1906 was an interesti...

Amergin: First Druid And ‘Wondrously Born’ Son Of Mil, Founder Of Poetry, Was Judge In Irish Mythology

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Among the shape-shifting magicians of the Celts in Irish mythology, there was once Amergin (Amairgin or Amergin Glúingel), the son of Prince Mil...

13 stories about the founding fathers for America's 250th birthday

There's a certain aura about the nation's founders that has created a lot of false rumors.

Even 250 years in, the battle over the American story — and who gets to tell it — endures

DETROIT (AP) — From the beginning, many decades before it became the United States, American society was founded not on hundreds of years of common culture but on something less ta...

Trump Admin releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US companies, agencies

Over 100 companies and government agencies are reportedly authorized to use Mythos 5, including their non-American employees.

Ancient Etruscan Masterpieces Return to the Public, Revealing the Etruscan Story of Rome

Rome's National Etruscan Museum has unveiled the François Tomb frescoes, returning a remarkable Etruscan masterpiece to public view and preserving a powerful vision of mythology, m...

Mythological Creatures We’re ALL Glad Don’t Exist

Burning flags, busty blondes and bison skulls: 48 photographs that capture America at 250

From the gold rush to civil rights, the moon landing to 9/11, the US has always understood, mythologised and sold itself through the power of the still imageThe United States was f...

We should tell real American adventure stories to teach our boys about heroes

From George Washington at the Battle of the Monongahela to Davy Crockett at the Alamo, social studies textbooks have stripped adventure from history.

Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus

The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.

Mapping the Origin of Life, the Universe, and Everything

According to Haudenosaunee tradition, the Earth was once entirely covered by water. One day a muskrat swam to the bottom of the great sea and surfaced with a tiny clump of mud. Thi...

10 Blues Rock Songs Steeped in Myth

Spiritual traditions and myths were carried from generation to generation by enslaved people in the evolution of their spiritual belief The post 10 Blues Rock Songs Steeped in Myth...

BOB THURBER: Myth of a Life

Once upon a time, in a bed that was not my own, I wandered through a dream that was not mine, and woke abruptly from a sleep that was not mine, to find strangers staring directly i...

Twelve Labors of Hercules Exemplify Greek Mythology

The Twelve Labours of Hercules occupy a special place in the pantheon of Greek mythology, exemplifying the ancient beliefs of the Greeks.