Some were even perfumed, in an attempt to transform them into the lifelike embodiments of gods, goddesses ... to seeing these ...

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller follows the deep bond between Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Patroclus, an ...

Take Greek mythology, for example: those stories are timeless because we constantly refer to myths and stories of Ancient Greece to make sense of contemporary events.

Many people know the rich and legendary history of Greece. However, who knew that the ancient Greeks originated from numerous ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a "spectacular" ancient temple housing hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. The site, known as the Sanctuary of Apollo, is located in a remote ...

Artemis is generally known as the ancient Greek goddess of hunting; however, she was a deity with various cults associated ...

No one admires the relics of ancient Greece more deeply, or more acquisitively, than the British. For a look at a Greek art exhibition in the Royal Academy of Arts, 2,500 Londoners a day plunked ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

Greek gods and goddesses are among the motifs often spotted in Art Deco designs. For a decorative arts movement that embodied the elation of the Roaring ’20s, why the ancient connection?