In the ancient world, birth was not just the beginning of a human life - it was a sacred event believed to be touched by ...

Archaeologists have made a number of historic discoveries while excavating the ancient Greek City of Laodicea, which housed a ...

Ma’at was one of the most important goddesses of the ancient world. Ancient Egyptians believed that she was the one who held ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece – A 2,200-year-old statue of the goddess Hera has been found in a wall of a city under Mount Olympus, mythical home of Greece's ancient gods, archaeologists announced Thursday.

Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the remains of an ancient Greek temple dedicated to Egyptian cat goddess Bastet in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, the antiquities department said Tuesday. The ...

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine. Hygieia (from whose name we get the word ‘hygiene’) was known as the ...

Hecate was a goddess for ancient Greek religion and mythology, and not a witch as some associate her with Halloween.

A mysterious inscription on an ancient monument dedicated to a "mother goddess" has been deciphered thanks to a researcher's "fortuitous" discovery. The inscription is on the Arslan Kaya ("Lion Rock") ...

A figurine from the age of pharaohs and pyramids has been found on a beach in Israel by a surprised beachgoer. Lydia Marner, 74, found the ancient Egyptian figurine on Palmachim Beach in southern ...

Archaeologists in Turkey uncovered a rare bronze bust of the Egyptian goddess Isis at Satala, revealing diverse practices in ...

A golden pendant depicting the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor was found this week in a tomb dated 1500 BCE— but it was uncovered in Greece, not Egypt. The unexpected find has illuminated unknown ...