The ancient Greek myth of Endymion and Selene is one of the famous love stories that has inspired several artists and writers ...

Cleopatra, and Marc Antony spent time in their decadent love affair on the Greek island of Samos in the summer of 32 B.C.

The Art Gallery of South Australia exhibition ... Aphrodite and Athena. Each of the goddesses offers him a bribe: Hera will make him lord of all Asia; Athena will give him wisdom and military ...

Through what seems like a trivial decision—choosing the most beautiful goddess—Paris will unleash the most legendary ... placement as emblematic of the Orientalizing Corinthian art’s indifference ...

For instance, Zeus’ wife Hera utterly despises Hercules ... as he often uses nefarious methods to procreate with Goddesses and humans alike. The show's protagonist, commoner Heron (Derek ...

In Sicily, for instance, a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...

But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even scented ... of perfumes and scented oils on the statues of gods and goddesses to make them appear more lifelike.

Gradually, the peacock spread to new regions and became the favored animal of the goddess Hera. Various myths recount ... music as the highest spiritual art, the harsh, grating call of the peacock ...

An archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen ... among them — which were used on statues of Artemis and Hera. Archaeologists have also uncovered ancient perfume workshops in ...

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of ...