The English word "tantalize" comes from the iconic Greek myth of Tantalus, an ancient Greek king who faced a brutal ...

A Greek Orthodox monk on Mount Athos, the center of Orthodox monasticism, died at the age of 82 without ever seeing a woman.

Greek gods posed formidable threats to Kratos in the God of War franchise. Gaia, Cronos, Thanatos, Athena, Hades, Poseidon, ...

Over the centuries, the movement of large numbers of people meant that gods from a variety of cultures, including Etruscan and Greek, merged together. As a result, Roman gods were a blend of ...

Mortals, it's time to find out which Greek God you're most like! Are you thunderous like Zeus, or in tune with nature like Artemis? So click start, and embark on your journey to Mount Olympus!

This find not only sheds light on the region’s ancient religious life but also highlights the cultural and strategic ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god. The statue stands about 6 feet 8 inches tall, and the ...

One of the wonders of the ancient world, the Temple of Artemis stood for millennia, wearing natural and manmade disasters. A ...

Coming from all corners of Greek mythology, Hades 2 sees you entreating powerful Olympian gods, divine beings, and mighty mortals for new combat power-ups, extra abilities, and general help in ...

As a thunder-god, he has been compared to Zeus in Greek or Thor in Norse mythology. While Perun was likely worshipped across the whole area of Slavic settlement, he is best attested for in Eastern ...

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...

Hey Parents! If you have a mythology aficionado in the house or want your kids to discover Greek mythology, check out Nat Geo Kids Greeking Out! It’s a podcast for the whole family that retells ...