There were muses specifically for comedy, tragedy and even erotica. The oldest was Calliope, mother of the legendary musician ...

Persephone, the wife of Hades, lived one-third of the year in the Underworld with him and the other two-thirds of the year on ...

Paris was a key figure in Greek mythology, who is mostly remembered for his role in the events leading up to the legendary ...

These timeless stories from ancient Greece or Greek mythology have been reinterpreted for modern audiences in engaging and ...

We've rounded up a collection of spooky names that pay homage to witches, warlocks and gods and goddesses of the past and ...

WILLIAMSBURG — "Family Frights," a Halloween-themed museum night for children and families, returns on Friday and Saturday, ...

Recent archaeological discoveries are leading to a radical revision by scholars of the intensity, scale and importance of ...

By addressing timeless questions about the human predicament, myths, as Freud and Jung recognized, have a therapeutic power – they help us endure the uncertainties, anxieties and troubles that life ...

The Birth of Venus, a painting by the Italian artist Botticelli, depicts the goddess Venus at the shore after her birth.