Demeter was one of the twelve Olympian gods believed by the ancient Greeks to rule over the cosmos. She was the sister of Zeus and patron goddess of agriculture. She was commonly depicted wearing a ...

April 22, Earth Day is celebrated once again as over one billion people help the Earth recover from the ravages of ...

The legendary ancient Greek courtesan Lais of Corinth was famous for her beauty that left no man resistant to her charms, and her extravagant demands and sharp tongue ...

The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

The site has been closed to the public since 2003. 7. Temple of Artemis Named after the ancient Greek goddess associated with hunting, the Temple of Artemis is known to have been standing since 550 BC ...

Why is Netflix's Blood of Zeus letting Athena fade away into nothingness despite her being an important god in Greco-Roman ...

Visible along the basilica’s ambulatory and through a glass panel in the Greek Orthodox chapel, the rock could be touched beneath an altar marking the crucifixion site. As the quarry was abandoned, ...

The throne, originally from the ancient theater of Mytilene, was located in the courtyard of the Metropolitan Church of Saint Athanasius, where it played a central role in the city’s Second ...