The weather is getting colder, the days are getting darker, and sinister ravens are wheeling through the sky to warn us of coming doom (or it feels that way, at least). The time has never been better ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Thor’s Fight with the Giants, 1872, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, ...

Achap currently abiding in a correctional institution in Utah has been getting a lot of attention because, while not busy being corrected, he is an adherent of the Asatru religion, and he protests ...

The gods and goddesses of Olympus are still alive, clomping through our literature, art, and movies. (On the street today, I saw a truck with Hermes on its side—he was gripping a bouquet of flowers, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

A new analysis of ancient DNA found in medieval books from European abbeys reveals that these seals came from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, where they were hunted in the 12th and 13th centuries for ...

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has released a new video about the importance of Norse mythology in its narrative. The video, which is narrated by Ubisoft’s Darby McDevitt, expands on the historical context ...

A set of recent books—as seen through the eyes of Wall Street Journal reviewers—as fascinating, thought-provoking and various as the shades of contemporary belief.