Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later traditions.

The ancient Greek god Momus, the personification of mockery and sharp criticism, so enraged Zeus that he kicked him out of Olympus.

Prometheus isn’t just a myth — he’s a symbol. As the Titan who shaped humans and gave them fire, he defied the gods and chose ...

One day, probably far off in the very distant future, if astronomers are correct in their assumptions about the vastness of space, Earth will be visited by intelligent beings from another planet.

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose 1968 book Chariots of the Gods? launched the ancient astronaut movement and sold over 70 million copies, died January 10 in a hospital in central Switzerland, ...

Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, in 1935, von Däniken rose to prominence when he published Chariots of the Gods? while working as a hotel manager in Davos. The book posed a provocative question that ...

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BERLIN – Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose bestselling books about the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him fame among paranormal enthusiasts and scorn from the ...

Just two months before the event was supposed to happen, Fyre Festival 2 has officially been postponed. Ticket holders received a message that the they have been refunded and the festival will happen ...

Ridley Scott’s new movie will hit theaters in just a few months, but ahead of its premiere, fans are rushing to check out one of his biggest sci-fi epics on streaming. In 2012, Scott debuted ...

Fans of the Alien and Predator franchises have a lot to look forward to in 2025. Not only are we getting two new Predator films from Prey director Dan Trachtenberg with the live-action Predator: ...