Ancient History

Explore ancient civilisations through Mythopouch. With free educational courses and database. Discover Egypt, Greece, Arthurian, and lost cultures through their gods, rulers, battles, artifacts, and daily life. Learn through storytelling modules required to unlock the optional Mythopouch board game. Learn something from history worth knowing. "LEARN - EARN - PLAY" - "Nothing is given, everything is earned" at Mythopouch.

Coll son of Collfrewy casts the kitten Cath Palug into the Menai Strait as Henwen, the legendary white sow, watches, with Mythopouch token marks.

Cath Palug: The Monstrous Cat Nobody Killed

Born to the great white sow Henwen, Cath Palug was cast into the Menai Strait after a prophecy warned of destruction. Yet the kitten survived, was raised by the sons of Palug on Anglesey, and grew into one of the Three Great Plagues of Britain, reportedly killing 180 warriors in a single attack. Unlike many other monstrous creatures of Welsh legend, no surviving Welsh account records its defeat. Explore the mystery of Cath Palug, its transformation into the French Chapalu, an

Arthurian

Mythopouch Editorial Team

4 days ago7 min read

Criosphinx with a ram’s head and lion body beside a ceremonial avenue of ram-headed sphinxes in ancient Egypt, with Mythopouch token marks.

Ancient Egyptian Sphinxes: Why Egypt Had More Than One Sphinx

Ancient Egyptian sphinxes were far more varied than the Great Sphinx of Giza. Explore the Sphinx, Androsphinx, Criosphinx and Hieracosphinx, and discover how lion bodies, royal faces, ram heads and falcon heads expressed different kinds of power.

Egyptian

Mythopouch Editorial Team

Oct 910 min read

Three griffin traditions shown side by side, representing Greek, Mediterranean and Near Eastern griffins in distinct ancient cultural settings, with Mythopouch token marks.

Griffin Mythology: The Ultimate Guardian Nature Never Built

Griffin mythology is more than an old tale of lions, eagles and guarded gold. Explore how ancient art, real animal behaviour, flight science and modern fossil theories help explain why this extraordinary creature has endured for thousands of years.

Greek

Mythopouch Editorial Team

Oct 710 min read

Serket, Tawaret and the Serpopard: Why Egypt Made Protectors from Predators

This Mythopouch insight examines Serket, Tawaret and the Serpopard together: the scorpion goddess who opens or closes the throat, the hippo guardian of childbirth, and the long-necked beast on the Narmer Palette that never became a god.

Egyptian

Mythopouch Editorial Team

Sep 258 min read