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Linda Nochlin burst onto the feminist scene with this provocative question about women artists. Her answers would make her famous and change art history.

Balder was the son of Odin and a true prince of Asgard. But the most important thing the god seems to have done — is die.

Who is the Morrigan? A poorly understood figure from Irish mythology.

Wilkie Collins (1824 -1889) was a significant figure in Victorian Literary circles. He is perhaps best known today for his sensation novel The Woman in White as well as his influential detective novel The Moonstone.

The ancient Egyptians believed in an abundant afterlife where they lived alongside the gods, but first, the soul had to pass divine judgment.

Manuela Sáenz was a crucial yet often overlooked figure in Latin America’s struggle for independence, challenging male domination and the social norms of her time.

Alexander Pushkin is celebrated as Russia’s national poet. He was proud of his African roots, though never fulfilled his desire to visit the continent.

Aphrodite is best known as a beauty-obsessed and spiteful Greek goddess, but she was a much more complex and important goddess in the ancient world.