The Chimera was a fearsome creature from Ancient Greece that was a mixture of animal features, said to inhabit Lycia in Asia ...

There is history and mythology abound throughout Greece, and the exotic Greek islands of Lichadonisia are no exception.

The Minotaur, half man, half bull, with a labyrinth as a home. Life wasn’t perfect for this iconic monster from Greek Mythology through no fault of its own. Born into the world through trickery of the ...

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

Nashville’s iconic Athena Parthenos is celebrating her 35th birthday! Meet the artist, champions, and curators behind the ...

This course offers an introduction to Greek and Roman mythology through an examination of the gods, goddesses, and heroes presented in the Greek and Roman art and literature. The course looks at the ...

A poignant cultural protest unfolded at the British Museum last Saturday when Greek soprano Sonia Theodoridou, accompanied by six women dressed as ancient Greek Caryatids, entered the institution to ...

Political intrigue, swoon-worthy romance, fierce heroes, mythical creatures—the books on this list have it all! But most notably, all of these stories were inspired by the legends and folktales that ...

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The "sky father" is an archetypal god appearing in many ancient religions globally, including within the ancient Greek and Roman pantheons as Zeus and Jupiter. The sky father was often the chief god ...