Tiresias, the blind Ancient Greek prophet, could foresee the future for Apollo, and was transformed by Hera and lived as a woman for seven years ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Experts on the hunt for the queen's tomb believe that they’ve found a small bust of her—but not everyone agrees ...

Heraklion From its yacht-decorated Venetian harbour to its lofty walled bastions, Crete’s capital rewards wanderers, and the ...

The statue of Athena is one of the exhibits to be displayed ... especially when it came to gods, goddesses and heroes. The Greek and Roman sculptural arts also pursued a similar level of aesthetics in ...

In addition to the 1,800-year-old piece of engraved jewelry, archaeologists discovered a trove of Carolingian coins, medieval pottery and more ...

Atop Cividade Hill in northern Portugal, the ancient city of Bracasa Augusta lays in ruin. Today, the site belongs to the modern-day city of Braga, but 2,000 years ago, it was occupied by the Romans ...

In a video posted on Xiaohongshu, a handler is seen checking in a statue of Chinese deity Mazu — not as checked luggage, but for her very own seat on Xiamen Airlines. The popular Goddess of the Sea ...

Achilles personifies the themes of heroism, pride and vulnerability. He was the hero of the Trojan war and entered his rage ...

With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...

BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) - Athena Health Care Systems plans to shut down two nursing homes in Bristol, Countryside Manor at 1660 Stafford Avenue and Sheriden Woods at 321 Stonecrest Drive. A total of ...

The statue of Athena is one of the exhibits ... especially when it came to gods, goddesses and heroes. The Greek and Roman sculptural arts also pursued a similar level of aesthetics in geometry.