Mythology
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The Battle on the River Glein
The Arthurian legends present King Arthur as fighting many battles against the Saxons. The first of these was supposedly the Battle on the River Gl...
By Caleb Howells
The Battle on the Shore of Tribruit
In the Arthurian legends, the Battle on the Shore of Tribruit was one of Arthur’s 12 famous battles from the Historia Brittonum. This is a particul...
By Caleb Howells
The Battles of King Arthur
A fundamental part of the Arthurian legend is that King Arthur was a war leader who fought numerous battles against the enemies of the Britons. He ...
By Caleb Howells
The Battles on the River Dubglas
In the Arthurian legends, King Arthur was said to have fought mightily against the invading Anglo-Saxons. Several of his battles against them were ...
By Caleb Howells
The Sword of Damocles
An expression that is often used today is the ‘sword of Damocles’. This expression comes from ancient Greek history, found in a tale written by the...
By Caleb Howells
The True Route of the Odyssey
Homer’s Odyssey tells one of the most famous stories of ancient Greek mythology. It is the story of one commander’s return from Troy after the Troj...
By Caleb Howells
Was Plato’s Account of Atlantis Just an Allegory?
Was Plato’s Account of Atlantis Just an Allegory? The legend of Atlantis comes from the writings of the ancient Greek intellectual Plato. Despite i...
By Caleb Howells
Was Tartessos in Spain the Real Atlantis?
Was Tartessos in Spain the Real Atlantis? One popular theory about Atlantis connects it with Tartessos, which is a semi-legendary location in Greek...
By Caleb Howells
Was the Real Atlantis in Morocco?
Was the Real Atlantis in Morocco? Numerous researchers since at least as early as the 19th century have suggested that Atlantis can be placed in Mo...
By Caleb Howells
Was the Real Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean?
Was the Real Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean? Perhaps the most traditional and inherently logical theory in view of the traditional interpretation o...
By Caleb Howells
Were the Americas the Real Atlantis?
Were the Americas the Real Atlantis? Among those who interpret Plato’s account of Atlantis as literally as possible, a popular theory is that Atlan...
By Caleb Howells
Where Was the World-Encircling River Oceanus Believed to Have Been?
In ancient Greek mythology, Oceanus was a Titan who personified the world-encircling river. As a being, Oceanus is an interesting character, since ...