World Mythtory

I found this image everywhere, but never with a source. So if you know it, please send me info on who to credit! This one is a little...

This one isn't particularly complicated, but it's pretty prolific.  The idea is that the ancient Romans, with their great lov...

The Iron Maiden. Usually this brings up one of two mental images for most people. One's a band. That's not the one this post is t...

Adam and Eve  by  Albrecht Dürer  ( 1507 ) This particular myth has been perpetuated in western art for centuries. That the narrative...

Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in the historical record. Pretty much everyone recognizes her name, and is usually able to sp...

Georg von Rosen - Oden som vandringsman, 1886 (Odin, the Wanderer) It seems to be a common belief that the current generation of peopl...

Columbus is probably another one of those "American Continent  history people that get a lot less attention in Europe. Since ...