Stories of mermaids and mermen date back to the earliest periods in recorded history. Oannes, a figure from ancient ...

Sumerian gods and goddesses of the ancient Mesopotamian pantheon included Enki the deity of water and wisdom, Enlil the god of wind and rain, and An the lord of the sky and heaven. There were some ...

With Jesus suffering by association with Russell Brand, it’s with some relief that some new gods are “in town” to put the cred back into sacred. Unlike that opening sentence, Ancient India ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal, the last ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was ...

Explore the fascinating connections between zodiac signs and Greek gods and goddesses. Aries embodies Ares' fiery spirit, while Taurus mirrors Demeter's nurturing nature. Gemini aligns with Hermes ...

Art Institute showcases ancient Roman sculptures in unprecedented 'Myth and Marble' exhibit Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete.

“Essentially it was an ancient form of manifestation by specifically working with the gods and goddesses,” Lizos says. The 19th-century movement that shaped modern manifesting ...

Religion was a fundamental part of people's lives in the ancient world. Politically, socially, personally. Here is the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, king of the gods, in the form of ...

In his new movie ‘The Return,’ based on part of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Ralph Fiennes brings coiled rage and physicality to the role of Odysseus. Paired with his acclaimed turn in ...

From Apollo to Zeus, the 12 Olympian gods and goddesses are the most powerful deities in the pantheon of ancient Greek mythology and religion. The Greek gods — and the Roman gods they inspired — ...