US History
Columbus’s Lost Letters and the Malaria Puzzle
If the colonists truly caught malaria at La Isabela, it would imply the parasite arrived with them.
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Tobacco: Jamestown and the Columbian Exchange
To satisfy a quickly expanding English market, colonial ships returned home packed with barrel after barrel of tobacco.
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La Isabela and the Columbian Exchange
Here, on the red soil of the Dominican Republic’s north coast, I was in La Isabela, Christopher Columbus’s first permanent settlement in the Americas.
Myth & Legend
Norse Creation: From Void to Worlds
In the beginning, there was only Ginnungagap, a vast, yawning void
Myth & Legend
Bragi Boddason: The Skald of Gods and Men
Adding a layer of mystique to the story of Bragi Boddason is the existence of Bragi, the god of poetry in Norse mythology.
Myth & Legend
Medusa: A Symbol of Female Empowerment
The feminist reinterpretation of Medusa has transformed a traditionally male-centric myth into a source of female empowerment and inspiration.
Myth & Legend
Second Labor: Heracles Kills the Hydra
Returning to Tiryns, Heracles expected praise for his victory
Myth & Legend
Romulus and Remus: Rome's Founding Myth
Romulus, claiming to have seen a greater number of auspicious birds, declared the Palatine Hill the chosen site
Myth & Legend
The Titans: Precursors to the Olympian Gods
United with his siblings, Zeus waged a decade-long war against Cronus and the Titans – the Titanomachy
Myth & Legend
Prometheus: The Titan's Gift
During his ordeal, Prometheus encountered both Jason and the Argonauts, and later, Heracles.
Myth & Legend
Thanatos: The Silent Hand of Death
Despite his seemingly unyielding nature, Thanatos wasn't immune to trickery
Myth & Legend
Heracles' Boar Hunt for the Fourth Labor
The journey was long and difficult, the boar constantly struggling against its restraints