Greek mythology and literature include the histories of several dynasties—those based in Thebes, Crete, Athens, and Mycenae—whose inveterate moral failures brought down retribution...
The following poem is written by Hazel Dyer , mother of Wayne Dyer , to her son WAYNE A mother can but guide ...
ONE day Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dine with their uncle and aunts Thunder and Lightning. Their mother (one of the...
In the late 17th century, Isaac Newton and Wilhelm Leibniz were easily the greatest mathematicians of the era, both developing calculus on their...
Medusa is one of the most recognizable pop culture and fashion icons! Her powerful image of a woman with a full head of snake...
Croesus was the last king of Lydia, proverbial for his enormous fortune; even nowadays, many Romance languages use the expression “as rich as...
The experience machine or pleasure machine is a thought experiment put forward by philosopher Robert Nozick in his 1974 book Anarchy, State and Utopia. It is...
Democritus, known in antiquity as the ‘laughing philosopher’ because of his emphasis on the value of ‘cheerfulness,’ was one of the two founders...
ONCE upon a time, when Brahma-datta was reigning in Benares, the future Buddha returned to life as his son and heir. And when...
Themistocles. A celebrated Athenian, the son of Neocles and Abrotonon, a Thracian woman, and born about B.C. 514. In his youth he had...
