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Andromeda is a princess in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia (Ethiopia), and his wife, Cassiopeia. The most famous myth associated with Andromeda is the story of her rescue by the Greek hero Perseus, who...

The cascading geothermal pink and white terraces of Aotearoa New Zealand were often referred to internationally and within New Zealand as the eighth wonder of the world. They were a famous tourist attraction in the 19th century until the...

Egyptian Mythology: a Traveller's Guide from Aswan to Alexandria book cover. © Thames & Hudson

Join World History Encyclopedia as they talk to Garry Shaw, an Egyptologist and author of a brand new book Egyptian Mythology: A Travelers Guide From Aswan to Alexandria. Garry's book on Egyptian mythology starts with a journey beginning...

Shabti dolls from Ancient Egypt were funerary figures that accompanied the deceased into the afterlife and were basically your personal helper in the afterlife. A shabti formula (which was a spell) was inscribed on each shabti doll, which...

The Egyptian Book of the Dead, or better translated The Book of the Coming Forth by Day or Spells for Going Forth by Day is a collection of spells that help a deceased soul navigate the afterlife and make it to the Field of Reeds, or paradise...

Garry Shaw, author of the Egyptian mythology travel guide Egyptian mythology: a Traveller's Guide from Aswan to Alexandria.

Sophie Hinerangi (c.1834-1911) is best known as Guide Sophia, who was a tourist guide on the famed pink and white terraces of New Zealand. The terraces were destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1866.

The top 5 things to experience in Kamakura, Japan. Learn more about Kamakura: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2166.html - Video Credits - Videographer & Narrator: Charles Sabas Cameraman: Andrew Marston Producer: Stefan Schauwecker

An illustration showing the increasing industrialisation and urbanisation of Britain during the Industrial Revolution. (From Griffith's Guide to the Iron Trade of Great Britain, 1873)