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

The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

Officials announced the discovery of a funerary relief, or sculpture, that depicts a young married couple ... were women who devoted their lives to the worship and work of Ceres, goddess of harvest ...

Two statues of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu boarding Xiamen Airlines flight MF881 departfrom Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on March 29. Photo: Chinanews. com Two statues of the Chinese sea ...

Greek God Statue Found Buried in Roman Sewer In addition to the two beasts included on the statue, other labors included retrieving a golden apple from the edge of the world, capturing the multi ...

Credit: Plains of Yonder A personal favorite animal of mine is on the more devious side: It's a small dog lifting its leg to pee on a statue of a naked, muscular man. The dog and statue show up ...