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.

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.

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.

Medusa's story is far more complicated than most modern retellings suggest. Was she always a monster, or was she transformed into one? Explore the ancient Greek origins of the Gorgons, the Roman reinvention by Ovid, and how Medusa became one of mythology’s most debated and constantly evolving figures.