Natalie Lawrence uncovers fascinating other-worldly natural history, creatures that embody our anxieties and our irrational ...

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

Mythology, legends, fantasy and science fiction all include shapeshifters — humans or other creatures able to access (“shift” ...

In this article, we’ll explore ten flowers with fascinating folklore and legends. These stories span various cultures and ...

(Photo credit: Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, 2018) In Western European folklore, humans could be transformed into swans as a curse, or swans could shape-shift into humans at will, becoming swan maidens.

Narrator: From his work in The Interpretation of Dreams, Freud began to see that mythology reflected human history and human psychology too. On his desk, there was a collection of statues ...