Greek mythology is full of unknown gods remaining in the shadows of the well-known Zeus, Ares, or the patroness of hunting, ...

Texts from Cicero, Callimachus, and other ancient writers describe how statues were anointed with fragrant oils and ointments ...

For ancient Greeks, every waterway was protected by nymphs. They were invariably ageless young girls who existed even before ...

From Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing series to the resurgence of Wicked, fantasy books have all but taken over the best-sellers lists as of late. And if you’re one of the readers who’s been gobbling them ...

Basketball legend Michael Jordan praised Greece during a Nike dinner held in his honor — with major NBA stars in attendance in Athens ...

The Odyssey is an action fantasy epic movie in development written, directed, and co-produced by Christopher Nolan.

Sometimes, we don’t love the person who loves us. Ancient Greeks and Romans also had a lot to say about this subject.

Twenty-five years ago, Vernant's grandson begged his grandfather to tell him some bedtime stories. So mythographer and classicist Vernant (of the prestigious Collège de France in Paris), told his ...

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

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

Time Out names the Pantheon one of the world’s most beautiful buildings, praising its dome, history, and living legacy in the ...

Archeologists uncovered a sarcophagus with inscriptions depicting an epic drinking battle between the Greek god Dionysus and hero Hercules ... and the team was shocked by the intricate gods, animals, ...