The Last Wishes of Virgil

Born to a prosperous farmer, Virgil became one of the most famous of poets in Italy. He wrote the highly acclaimed Aeneid, an epic poem that touched upon topics, such as the birth of Rome. In this article, you will learn what request Virgil had in his …

Faunus – Roman God of the Forest

When it comes to the forest, fields and the plains, it is the horned god named Faunus that is mentioned in ancient Roman myths. In this article, you will learn more about the deity who appears in texts written by Virgil and other ancient storytellers.

13 Facts About the Cyclopes

The primordial race of giants born with a single eye in the center of their forehead has appeared in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology. However, the name is…

 


Uranus and the Creation Myth

When it comes to the Olympian creation myth, Uranus plays an important role. However, he wasn’t exactly a willing participant. The god would experience a betrayal by one of his offspring that set off a chain of events that changed the course of power…

Mysterious Stone Balls of Costa Rica

Mysterious Stone Balls of Costa Rica

Workers chopping and burning their way throughout the compact tropical forest of Costa Rica to empty an space for banana groves in the 1930s fell upon some unbelievable things, scores of stone balls, many of which were faultlessly round. They were mixed in dimensions from as tiny as a cricket ball to an astonishing 8 foot in width and weighing over sixteen tons.



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