As we enter the Year of the Snake, we take the opportunity to revisit the starring roles of this mystic animal in art. Snake is the sixth animal sign in the 12-year zodiac cycle and based on ...

Enki is the trickster god from Sumerian myths, who defied the gods' harshest commands just to protect humanity. This snake ...

In the highlands of northern Israel, archaeologists uncovered a small stone artifact of colossal importance. The object — a 2,800-year-old seal — provides a “missing link” in the evolution of a ...

Greek mythology is full of monsters that heroes rushed to battle. Dragons, giants, spirits, lions, boars, and even death itself became targets for glory seekers. But not every creature was challenged.

Of the many occult symbols within the contemporary mind, the ouroboros is often overlooked or misinterpreted as evil or Satanic. It is visible in alternative jewelry, often misappropriated as ‘viking ...

Discover how ancient tales of serpents and monsters shaped the dragons we know today, from the Biblical red dragon to Japan’s ocean god Ryujin. The seven-headed dragon from the Book of Revelation, ...

A 2,800-year-old seal discovered in Israel provides a “missing link” to a mythological figure depicted in the Bible, according to new research. Photo from the journal Near Eastern Archaeology In the ...