HBO’s upcoming series inspired by the 19th-century German book Struwwelpeter has sparked comparisons to Dark. Here’s what the ...

The names of the days in Greek represent a historical shift, with Christian traditions deliberately overwriting the pagan calendar.

Dr Natalie Van Deusen, a renowned scholar of Norse mythology, joins us for an exciting episode where she will be watching and ...

Molly Fischer's New Yorker analysis examines whether Costco can maintain its reputation for exceptional employee treatment under third-generation leadership. She traces founder Jim Sinegal's 2011 ...

Flinders University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. In Old Norse, Angrboða’s name means “bringer of grief or sorrows” and it’s not hard to see why. This giantess is Loki the ...

Today, if one were to ask to ask about an “elf” or “elves” there are probably two answers that would come back. One would certainly be the cheerful and hardworking crew of Santa Claus at his toy ...

Recruits attend a tank destruction exercise in the field at the Westfalen-Kaserne barracks of the German armed forces in Ahlen, western Germany on Nov. 13, 2025. (Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images) ...

We’re all familiar with the pop culture depictions of Norse mythology that are shallow and trite at best, and often downright misleading. They owe far more to puerile fantasies of being a macho ...

(RNS) — Valhalla has a specific meaning to neo-pagans who focus on Norse mythology. But as far-right groups adopt Norse symbols, it can carry darker connotations. (RNS) — At a press conference Friday ...

Greek mythology is the most influential source of inspiration for baby names in the US and UK. Credit: Carole Raddato / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 Greek mythological baby names are not only ...