Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said ...

Based on the thought-provoking musical "Hadestown," which explores love, loss and the human condition, the teen version ...

Does the Biblical story of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt appear in Greek mythology? This article examines some possibilities.

The Dallas Opera reimagines “Orpheus and Eurydice,” telling the story of a devoted husband caring for his wife with dementia.

A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

The statue, now known as the Halsted Athena, portrays the goddess wearing a warrior’s helmet, her hand extended outward as if ...

Our idea of love in modern times has been reduced to the romantic, head-over-heels variety, and it's often seen as the most ...

When it comes to Greek mythology, myth and legend, fairy tales and fantasy, can be just as informative as historical facts.

Ancient mythology continues to captivate our imaginations, bridging the gap between past and present through timeless stories ...

In the ancient era, Venus Victrix ... Pauline holds an apple, alluding to the Greek myth in which Paris, a prince of Troy, awards a golden apple to Venus’ Greek counterpart, Aphrodite, choosing ...